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I started working with students with disabilities after struggling to land a job post grad school. It's so rewarding and never something I imagined doing.
Paraprofessional Bethany Clark helps students with tests and notetaking and offers emotional suppor…
Bethany Clarke
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Our school district says my son needs to go to another school because of his cerebral palsy. I'm fighting so he can get the education he needs.
Kayden is 6 and requires a wheelchair to move around. His school district recommended he be sent to…
Melissa Petro
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I quit teaching to work at Costco and I'm much happier. I never thought I'd leave my dream job, but these 5 things drove me out.
Janelle Schuurman quit teaching after 11 years to work at Costco. She felt like the job never ended…
Fortesa Latifi
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Teacher Next Door program and other home loans for teachers
Teachers and other school personnel may be able to use the Teacher Next Door program or other home …
Molly Grace
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I was in labor when I walked the stage and got my college diploma. I hope it inspires my newborn daughter one day.
Kelsey Hudie, then a mother-to-be, ignored the start of her labor pains when she proudly received h…
Jane Ridley
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A Jewish teacher resigned due to antisemitic comments from a 12-year-old student, who's facing criminal charges
Jewish teacher Morrison Robblee resigned from his job after a 6th grade student joked about the Hol…
Erin Snodgrass,Michelle Mark
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Los Angeles Unified School District workers strike for higher wages: 'You could make way more working at Costco or Panda Express'
Classes were canceled on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, leaving half a million students out of s…
Erin Snodgrass
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Michigan is allowing school bus drivers and cafeteria staffers to fill in as substitute teachers, becoming the latest state to expand teaching eligibility amid a nationwide labor shortage
A new law passed this week permits most school staffers to work as substitute teachers for the dura…
Sarah Jackson
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I'm a former teacher and I used to dread back-to-school season. It was hard for me to give my students what they needed.
The author shares how she quit teaching after six years because of the stress and trauma she dealt …
Rachael Wesley
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We adopted our son from an orphanage in Hong Kong. Later, we found out about his best friend, so we adopted him, too.
After adopting a boy with severe medical issues, the family found out his best friend was still in …
Janet Manley
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My school district switched to a 4-day school week. It's been a game changer for teachers, who were previously leaving our schools in droves.
As workplaces mull four-day workweeks, a superintendent shares with Insider how the schedule fared …
Erin Snodgrass
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The Trump Organization tax-fraud trial jury has been chosen, and it's mostly minority and mostly male
The Manhattan jury includes two men the defense really didn't want. One "struggled" with his anti-T…
Laura Italiano
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A single mother says she was fired from her job after her coworker reported her TikTok post to school officials
Nicole Johnson, 30, said she was fired from her job as a teacher because her coworker reported her …
Pocharapon Neammanee
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I'm a New York City public school teacher and 63 of my colleagues have died from the coronavirus. It didn't have to happen this way.
In early March, teachers and administrators pleaded with Mayor de Blasio to close NYC schools due t…
Emily James
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14-Year-Old Shot At Georgia Middle School
A school resource officer, who was actually an off-duty armed Atlanta police officer, was able to g…
Abby Rogers
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Here Are The Middle Class Jobs That Will Survive The Robotics Revolution
Following this logic, we predict that the middle-skill jobs that survive will combine routine techn…
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'Cult of Smart' author Fredrik deBoer on the taboo of admitting some kids just aren't good at school, why 'equality of opportunity' is bunk, and why he believes in a culture of forgiveness over cancellation
"The Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injustice" author talks abou…