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Jefferson Parish School Board approves pay raise plan for teachers

Jefferson Parish School Board approves pay raise plan for teachers

Jefferson Parish School Board approves pay raise plan for teachers

The measure will go to Jefferson Parish voters in May 2019.

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Terrebonne public schools hires recreation director forced to resign after WWL-TV investigation

Washington resigned when the WWL-TV story broke in June, but was later hired as a teacher at his alma mater, H.L. Bourgeois High School.

INVESTIGATIONS
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14 Middleton staff members in border wall Halloween costumes put on paid administrative leave

The district superintendent announced the decision Saturday at a special school board meeting.

EDUCATION
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Dripping Springs teacher wows students -- and the internet -- with 'illusion' costume

A Dripping Springs teacher dressed up as an illusion for her school's vocabulary parade. A spooky vocabulary lesson just in time for the week of Halloween!

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Two Kentucky students suspended after dressing as Columbine shooters

Two Adair County High School students were suspended after dressing as the Columbine shooters at school on Halloween.

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'We are better than this:' Middleton teachers dress up as border wall, Latinos for Halloween

The district superintendent apologized Friday morning, saying the Idaho teachers used "poor judgment."

EDUCATION
UVA president vows free tuition for students of families making under $80,000

The new president of the University of Virginia has promised free tuition for students in families earning less than $80,000 a year.

EDUCATION
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Betsy DeVos wraps up 'Rethink School' tour in New Orleans

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos wrapped up her national "Rethink School" tour at Edward Hynes Charter School in New Orleans Friday morning.

EDUCATION
Why not finishing high school makes you less healthy

New data underscore that adults with no high school diploma or GED are at the greatest risk for the leading causes of disease and death.

NEWS
When students didn't turn in work, they got zeroes. Then their teacher was fired

The teacher's parting message to her students -- written on a white board in the classroom and shared on her Facebook page -- has gone viral, drawing attention to the district's grading policies.

NEWS
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Kindergartner told to cut off braids or he can't go back to Port Arthur charter school

Some parents at Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies STEM School are upset after their children were told they cannot return to school without a haircut.

NEWS
'I'm only going to say this once' | Dad's post about school drop-off etiquette going viral

"I was kind of making a joke for Union County, and it just went viral," David Danielewicz told NBC Charlotte. "I've seen people combing their kids' hair, letting them finish their cereal, truly amazing."

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Jefferson Parish Public School Superintendent defends decision to close schools

"This week, closure turned out to be unnecessary – I understand that and it's "on me." I took the best information available at the time and made the most reasonable decisions," Brumley said.

EDUCATION
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Thousands of applications, a handful of seats: The struggle local students face

A state audit reveals how hard it has become for students to get into a top-performing public school and issues with a lottery-based placement system.

NEWS
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Mom of 9-year-old boy who ended his life wants 'bullying to end'

Jamel Myles, a fourth grader at Joe Shoemaker School in Denver, was pronounced dead last Thursday night. His mom posted publicly on her Facebook page that her son had been bullied.

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Support for charter schools, vouchers is growing, poll shows

The results of a new poll on charter schools and private school vouchers is likely welcome news for the Trump administration and education secretary Betsy DeVos.

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