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Community rallies behind teacher in need
The blood drive held Aug. 18 in honor of Abita Springs art teacher Elizabeth Perrin, who was diagnosed with acute leukocytic leukemia in January, was an overwhelmingly positive event. Organizers said it was truly an example of community spirit and rallying behind a person who has given so much and is now in a time of need.
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Senate passes bill to save teacher, police jobs
Legislation long sought by Democrats to prevent layoffs of tens of thousands of teachers, police and other public workers has passed the Senate.
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Bill to halt teacher layoffs advances
WASHINGTON #8212; Congress is moving rapidly just weeks before the start of the school year to speed billions of dollars in emergency education aid to states in hopes of reversing the layoffs of tens of thousands of teachers.
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Federal jobs bill to stop teacher layoffs nears approval
The $26 billion package would provide $16 billion to states to help pay their Medicaid bills and $10 billion for grants to school districts to forestall teacher layoffs.
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Teacher union chief raps Obama at national convention
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten told her members meeting in Seattle that teachers must look new solutions to improve education. She drew the biggest applause by criticizing President Obama.
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Different kind of soul sister: Maple Shade piano teacher shares musical gift
Sister Anna Marie Mack, SSJ, is a tiny woman, less than 5 feet tall and under 100 pounds, but when her fingers, now bent with arthritis, touch the piano keyboard, her largeness is revealed. As if by magic, the room bursts into sound with Mozart, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky.
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Mountainburg lays off another teacher
Mountainburg school board laid off another teacher Monday night as part of the district’s efforts to avoid a third year in a row of declining balances.
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