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• Washington teacher accused of identity theft

  April 25, 2013 in Region COULEE DAM, Wash. — A teacher in the Coulee Dam School District is accused of forgery and identity theft. 6

• Union calls for teacher certification exam

  December 3, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Schoolteachers should have to pass a stringent exam — much like the bar exam for lawyers — before being allowed to enter the profession, one of the …

• 5 states to increase class time in some schools

  December 3, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Open your notebooks and sharpen your pencils. School for thousands of public school students is about to get quite a bit longer. Five states announced Monday that … 2

• 5 states to increase class time in some schools

  December 2, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Open your notebooks and sharpen your pencils. School for thousands of public school students is about to get quite a bit longer. Five states were to announce …

• A public law school faces trial over liberal bias

  October 13, 2012 in Nation/World IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Praised by colleagues as smart, friendly and passionate about the law, Teresa Wagner was a leading candidate when two jobs came open to teach writing … 4

• Chicago schools CEO replaced after 17 months

  October 12, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — Just three weeks after the resolution of Chicago’s first teachers’ strike in a quarter-century, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s efforts to improve schools face more upheaval with the resignation …

• Chicago schools CEO replaced after 17 months

  October 11, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard stepped down Thursday after a little more than a year in the post and just three weeks after the school district …

• Chicago teachers vote to approve 3-year contract

  October 3, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — Members of the Chicago Teachers Union overwhelmingly have approved a new three-year contract that includes pay increases and a new evaluation system, union officials announced late Wednesday. …

• School strike first of many challenges for Emanuel

  September 22, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — The grueling teachers strike is over. Now comes the hard part for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. As he pushes ahead on his promise to reform the city’s …

• After teachers strike, doubts about implications

  September 19, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel secured an extension of Chicago’s school day and empowered principals to hire the teachers they want. Teachers were able to soften a new evaluation …

• Chicago students return to class as strike ends

  September 19, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago children returned to school Wednesday, less than a day after teachers ended a seven-day strike that disrupted the daily routines of thousands of families and made …

• Chicago students returning to class as strike ends

  September 19, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Students prepared to return to class Wednesday after Chicago teachers voted to suspend their first strike in a quarter century, shutting 350,000 children out of school, disrupting …

• Union head: Chicago students in class Wednesday

  September 18, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s teachers union leader says hundreds of thousands of students will return to classrooms Wednesday after delegates overwhelmingly voted to suspend a seven-day teachers strike. Chicago Teachers …

• Chicago teachers vote to return to classroom

  September 18, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Teachers agreed Tuesday to return to the classroom after more than a week on the picket lines in Chicago, ending a combative stalemate with Mayor Rahm Emanuel …

• Chicago teachers await vote that could end strike

  September 18, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of delegates to the Chicago teachers union gathered Tuesday to debate a proposed contract, the first step before casting a critical vote that could end the …

• Chicago teachers to consider offer, ending strike

  September 18, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Teachers in the nation’s third-largest city will pore over the details of a contract settlement Tuesday as the clock ticks down to an afternoon meeting in which …

• Chicago mayor: Court must end teachers’ strike

  September 17, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s appeal to the courts to end a six-day Chicago teachers strike set off a new round of recriminations Monday but did not appear to …

• Chicago teachers strike enters 2nd week

  September 17, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is turning to the courts to try to put an end to a teachers strike that’s entering its second week and has left …

• Weighing offer, Chicago teachers remain on strike

  September 16, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago teachers uncomfortable with a tentative contract offer decided Sunday to remain on strike, insisting they need more time before deciding whether to end an acrimonious standoff …

• Chicago teachers union to continue strike

  September 16, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago teachers union decided Sunday to continue its weeklong strike, extending an acrimonious standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over teacher evaluations and job security provisions central …

• Will it end? Chicago teachers to vote on strike

  September 16, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district met late Sunday for a crucial vote that could end their weeklong strike, as parents and city officials alike waited …

• Thousands of striking teachers rally in Chicago

  September 15, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of striking Chicago public school teachers and their allies packed a city park Saturday in a boisterous show of force as union leaders and the district …

• Talks resume to end Chicago teachers strike

  September 15, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Union leaders representing thousands of striking Chicago public school teachers returned to the negotiating table Saturday with the school district to work out the details of a …

• End to Chicago teachers strike is not assured

  September 15, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Negotiators seeking an end to Chicago’s teachers strike sound more hopeful than they have in weeks, announcing they have achieved a “framework” that could bring students back …

• Negotiators have ‘framework’ to end Chicago strike

  September 14, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — The city’s nearly weeklong teachers strike appeared headed toward a resolution Friday after negotiators emerged from marathon talks to say they had achieved a “framework” that could …

• More progress reported in Chicago strike talks

  September 14, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — More than 350,000 public school students spent a fifth day out of class Friday as bargaining to end the city’s teachers strike dragged on ahead of a …

• Teachers strike carries risks for young athletes

  September 14, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Deandre Welch understands how a teachers strike might cause him to miss a few high school football practices and even a scheduled game. But the senior wide …

• Strike talks in Chicago move toward end game

  September 14, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — More than 350,000 students remain out of their classrooms as bargaining to end Chicago’s teachers strike dragged into Friday ahead of an afternoon union gathering where a …

• Talks to end Chicago teachers strike make progress

  September 13, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — The city’s public schools will stay closed for at least one more day, but leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union and the school district kept talking Thursday, …

• Teachers strike carries risks for young athletes

  September 13, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Deandre Welch understands how a teachers strike might cause him to miss a few high school football practices and even a scheduled game. But the senior wide … 1

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