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Buena Vista Township — More than two dozen teachers laid off in the financially troubled Buena Vista Schools district will return to work Monday. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Warren — Warren Consolidated Schools on Wednesday became the latest district in Metro Detroit to approve a teacher contract ahead of the state's impending right-to-work law. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Santa Ana, Calif. — When Timmy Nguyen comes to his pre-calculus class, he’s already learned the day’s lesson — he watched it on a short online video prepared by his teacher for homework. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Dozens of Detroit teachers went through specialized training to learn how to deal with someone entering their school with a gun, knife or other weapon.   Full News here – Detroit | WXYZ

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Hung on a building in the Connecticut town where 20 children and six adults were killed at an elementary school is a spray-painted sign: "Hug a teacher today." Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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At least three school districts in Metro Detroit were closed Tuesday because many teachers called in sick to join union demonstrations in Lansing against the right-to-work legislation, which the Legislature passed. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Great teachers are not born — they're taught. That philosophy is the impetus behind a two-week teaching lab held annually at the University of Michigan's School of Education, where the teacher and her methods are under study by educators, policymakers and others who hope to learn more about what makes a great educator. Full News [...]

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Detroit—Keith Johnson was re-elected Saturday as president of the DFT, his third two-year term, the union announced. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Detroit – Members of the Detroit Federation of Teachers today will find out who they’ve chosen as their next president: an incumbent who says he is running on a proven record or a challenger who says he will organize a teachers strike if elected. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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The South Lyon Community Schools teacher who was suspended without pay for playing a gay-themed song, "Same Love," is back at work. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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South Lyon — The South Lyon Community School District is standing behind its decision to suspend a middle school teacher for playing a popular hip-hop song about being gay during class, even as scrutiny grows from gay rights and civil liberties groups. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Detroit — The union representing Detroit Public Schools teachers sued the district Wednesday over what it calls improper layoffs based on performance evaluations. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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The teachers' union in Detroit says it plans to file a lawsuit against Detroit Public Schools on Wednesday for the "improper" dismissal of more than 422 teachers at the start of the school year. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News

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The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDE) Teacher Incentive Fund Grant program. It is one of 35 grants nationwide announced Thursday that total $ 290 million, affecting nearly 1,000 schools in the country. Full News here – freep

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Chicago — The vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union said Saturday the city school district’s latest offer in contract negotiations was disappointing and that the wrangling would continue throughout the weekend, as tens of thousands of teachers readied to walk off the job on Monday. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit [...]

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