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11.26.2008 4:00 am

Gift cards for teachers?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

OK, I’m opening a can of worms, but here goes…

Winter break is coming, and cheerful appeals are now arriving daily from room parents asking us to donate cash to buy holiday gift cards for teachers. This can get pricey, especially if you have more…

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06.27.2008 8:36 am

Double standard when female teacher is accused of sex crimes?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I’ve been reading the stories about Ferguson Middle School teacher Cathy Heminghaus, who is on trial for charged with 21 counts of statutory sodomy, two counts of a teacher having sex with a student and two counts of plying minors…

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03.03.2008 6:23 pm

How to deal with troubled teachers

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I covered schools for many years, so I often heard horror stories from teachers about disruptive, disrespectful and dangerous students. Not to mention their parents.

But recently, there’s been a spate of disturbing news stories about teachers. In this story, a…

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