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Recently, the state’s largest teachers union, alongside everyday parents, filed a lawsuit against the state of Florida alleging a continued failure to adequately invest in public education.—
Maxine Ann-Marie Lewers,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026 -
Ahead of the March board meeting, the district approved a contract with the teachers union that meant there would be no layoffs for the teaching staff.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Budget constraints are set to hit Massachusetts schools and educators hard in the coming year, with teachers warning well over 1,000 positions are currently sitting on the chopping block at schools across the state.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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Giannina and Frank Santangelo were career educators before retirement, including Giannina serving as principal at Valley High School in the Elk Grove Unified School District and Frank teaching physical education and coaching football at Valley.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Abercrombie studied under more than 10 instructors while expanding into other styles, including modern, flamenco and character dance.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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The platform acts as a gradebook, a hub for digital lectures and course materials, a discussion board for classroom projects, and a messaging platform between students and instructors.—
Kelvin Chan,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The Kremlin also released footage Monday of Putin driving to personally pick up one of his old schoolteachers, Vera Gurevich, from a hotel lobby with a bouquet of flowers and an enthusiastic embrace before taking her for dinner at the Kremlin.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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For schoolteachers, this is worse than whiplash, because there’s a crucial difference between the American-history-is-all-bad or -all-good preferences of the left or the right.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Nataly Degante and Mayra Vargas, who graduated in 2023, have begun working as preceptors — practitioners who supervise interns or students during clinical trainings — at organizations in Los Angeles.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Close to 100 coaches representing 60 colleges signed up for the Orland Park event, although Power Four conference schools were not a part of the equation in any of the state’s combines.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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There is also a $500 million investment in literacy coaches and math support staff at struggling schools.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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“Rectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectors. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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