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Your Favorite Pop Culture Teachers Then and Now

Kyle Dowling — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:35:24 +0000

While making an effort to mold young minds the pop culture teachers of our past (and recent past) succeeded in not only learning us a thing or two but also in making themselves stars. . So let’s pay tribute and look back at some of our favorite film/TV educators then and now. Ray Walston, 'Fast [...]

Massachusetts School Principal Cancels 'Honors Night'

B98.5 — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:05:11 +0000

David Fabrizio, the principal at Ipswich Middle School (Massachusetts) is being criticized for canceling 'Honors Night' at the school. He told MyFoxBoston.com that the evening could be "devastating to a child who has worked extremely hard in a difficult class but who, despite growth, has not been able to maintain a high grade-point average."

Maine Bill Would Allow School Employees to Carry Weapons

Renee Nelson — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:29:59 +0000

A proposed bill would allow teachers and other school employees to carry concealed firearms in school. As you might guess, the bill raised questions among legislative leaders. First of all it would not be mandatory. The proposed legislation would also require the approval of the school board, superintendent and principal, as well as the notification [...]

Sharon Went Back To School

Sharon Buck — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:43:12 +0000

It's been a long time. A very long time. I graduated from Lawrence High School in 1992. And Ioved every minute of it. When I was a teenager, I didn't really do much. So going to school was fun because we didn't have to stay home.

I was pleasantly surpriesd when I asked Andy Capwell to decide who should get the Teacher of the Month for December. He was reading through the entries and decided on a teacher from Lawrence Junior High School. So to take a trip back would be fun.

Little did I know it was one of MY teachers!