Teacher Appreciation
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Chance the Rapper Is Starting an Awards Show for Educators
The Twilight Awards will honor teachers, parents, principals, and students who convey leadership, the popular Chicago musician announced.
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A Teacher's Viral Video Explains Why Teaching Is Tiring
From standing all day to holding your bladder for an hour to grading papers, high school English teacher Trevor Muir shares the reasons why teaching is so tiring—and why it's all worth it.
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Teacher Appreciation Week: A Chance to Honor Often-Unappreciated Teachers
Only 29 percent of K-12 teachers say they have received recognition or praise for doing good work in the last seven days, according to research done in 2013.
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Ed Week Staffers Send a Message of Appreciation to Their Favorite Teachers
In a video, Education Week reporters, editors, and staff members share the K-12 teachers who made a lasting impact on their lives for Teacher Appreciation Week.
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Video
Who's Your Favorite Teacher?
Inspiring. Supportive. Passionate. These are just a few of the words that come to mind for Education Week reporters, editors, and staff members when they think of their favorite K-12 teachers. As schools nationwide celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week this month, Liana Heitin, Lesli Maxwell, Christina Samuels, Madeline Will, and others share memories and stories to thank the teachers who made a difference in their lives.
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Betsy DeVos to Teachers of the Year: This Administration Should Solicit Your Input
The U.S. secretary of education also told the teachers of the year that her job is to get "Washington out of the way so you can do yours."
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Humanities Teacher at Boston Charter School Named 2017 Teacher of the Year
Sydney Chaffee, who is the first teacher from Massachusetts to win this award, teaches her students about social justice movements.
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Canadian Teacher in Indigenous Community Wins $1 Million Ed. Prize
Maggie MacDonnell won the award for her work helping students in a rural, isolated community plagued by high suicide rates among teenagers.
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Oscar Winners Thank Their Teachers in Acceptance Speeches
Mahershala Ali, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, is among the award winners who thanked teachers in their acceptance speeches.
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Feel-Good Roundup: Students Surprise Their Teachers in Several Viral Clips
Teacher Appreciation Day isn't until May, but instances of students showing their appreciation to teachers in the meantime have gone viral.
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N.J. English Teacher Crushes Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament
Jason Sterlacci, a 6th grade teacher from Somerset, N.J., beat out his fellow finalists on Friday to become the tournament champion, taking home the $100,000 prize.
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Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament: Get Caught Up Before Tonight's Finale
The Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament, a two-week competition featuring 15 teachers, ends tonight and the competition is heating up.
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Spotify Puts Teacher Appreciation Week to Music
To mark Teacher Appreciation Week, musicians pick their favorite songs to thank an influential teacher in their lives.
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Opinion
Public Education vs. Charter Schools: A Tale of Two Cities
Why are the papers and the policy-makers all over those protesting teachers in Detroit--while the white-collar crime in charter world goes virtually unnoticed?