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What is $450 to a Teacher?
It’s the average amount spent on school supplies annually. And it’s the amount one lucky teacher will win for clicking “Like” on our new Facebook page, Teacher Sector, and answering our first poll...
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Clear speech. State officials in Arizona say immigrant teachers, albeit fluent, should not teach if they have a noticeable accent. Federal officials say it’s discrimination. (New York Times)...
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Cashing in on a job well done. Top Miami-Dade educators received bonus checks for good performance during a somewhat-surprise event Monday night. District officials rewarded the checks, between $4,000...
View ArticleTeacher Sector Has a Winner!
We’re excited to (finally) announce that Mark Anderson, a fifth-grade special education teacher in the Bronx, won our Teacher Sector school supply contest. He gets $450 to put toward school supplies!...
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What One Teacher Did With $450
Credit: GothamSchools This is a guest blog written by Mark Anderson, winner of our $450 Teacher Sector prize in December. It is well-known that teachers dip into their own pockets each year to furnish...
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Quick Hits: Valentine’s Day Edition
To make those little hearts go pitter patter. Parents at a San Francisco school are paying $71,000 for a gym teacher to provide class for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade. The position was...
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