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schoolteachers don't always get the summers off, for some teach during that period as well
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My schoolteachers introduced me to a mix of African and Kenyan classics by such authors as Chinua Achebe and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o.
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
The San Francisco Unified School District’s 120 schools were set to remain closed for a third day Wednesday, after about 6,000 public schoolteachers went on strike over higher wages, health benefits, and more resources for students with special needs.
—Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Jim described himself as a lifelong car geek, but his schoolteacher mother was a single parent.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Losing her independence doesn’t set well with Miss Daisy, a former schoolteacher who takes pride in being self-sufficient.
—Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
The San Francisco Unified School District’s 120 schools were set to remain closed for a third day Wednesday, after about 6,000 public schoolteachers went on strike over higher wages, health benefits, and more resources for students with special needs.
—Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Jim described himself as a lifelong car geek, but his schoolteacher mother was a single parent.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Losing her independence doesn’t set well with Miss Daisy, a former schoolteacher who takes pride in being self-sufficient.
—Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Schoolteacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolteacher. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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schoolteacher
noun
school·teach·er
-ˌtē-chər 
: a person who teaches school
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