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Teacher’s look at education news from around the Web. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: teaching profession.

Education Rapping With Queen Latifah
More on the Celebration of Teaching and Learning conference in New York this weekend
Anthony Rebora, March 8, 2010
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Education The U.S. Math-Teaching Crisis: 'The Elephant in the Room'
Live from the Celebration of Teaching and Learning conference, New York
Anthony Rebora, March 7, 2010
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Education Musical Interlude
Live from the Celebration of Teaching and Learning conference, New York.
Anthony Rebora, March 6, 2010
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Education Getting Into the Reading Zone
Live from the Celebration of Teaching and Learning, New York
Anthony Rebora, March 6, 2010
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Education How Are You Really Feeling?
Live from the Celebration of Teaching and Learning conference, New York.
Anthony Rebora, March 6, 2010
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Education Duncan Addresses Teachers
Anthony Rebora, March 5, 2010
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Education The Book Mule
A primary school teacher in Colombia, South America, has been spending his free time on his "biblioburro"--a mobile library of 120 books on a donkey--to help fight illiteracy in rural areas of his country.
Bryan Toporek, March 1, 2010
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Teaching Profession Teacher Seniority Rules Under Fire
With teacher layoffs affecting districts across the country, some government officials and parents are concerned "last in, first out" seniority policies are forcing talented young teachers out the door.
Bryan Toporek, February 26, 2010
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Education Zero Sense
A 12-year-old student's arrest for doodling on her classroom desk is raising concerns about the prominence of zero tolerance policies in schools.
Bryan Toporek, February 18, 2010
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Professional Development Food Fight
A restaurant owner apologizes for a confrontation with teachers who were on break from in-service.
Anthony Rebora, February 17, 2010
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Education Md., Va. May Cut Down School Year
The "snowmageddon" that crippled the Mid-Atlantic region last week may force states to slash the required number of instructional days, as they attempt to make up lost time from snow days.
Bryan Toporek, February 12, 2010
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Teaching Profession The Politics of a Snow Day
The Washington Teachers Union is claiming some of the credit for the closing of District of Columbia schools today, according to a local news blog.
Anthony Rebora, February 8, 2010
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Curriculum Students Visit 'Reality Town' for Life Lessons
A Missouri school district is giving 500 high school freshmen a three-day crash course in "real life skills" to demonstrate the correlation between good grades and future success.
Bryan Toporek, January 22, 2010
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Education Students Respond to Haitian Earthquake
While the world watches horrific images of earthquake victims roll in from Haiti, a number of American students have taken relief matters into their own hands.
Bryan Toporek, January 14, 2010
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