posted by: Melissa
| March 02, 2018, 02:37 pm
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Each week, AAE brings its members a round-up of what’s happening in education. From big, eye-catching headlines to the stories most papers overlook, we find the news our members really want to see. This week, there’s continued debate around violence in schools following the Florida shooting, the West Virginia strike enters its second week, and the Supreme Court hears arguments in Janus v. AFSCME.
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posted by: Melissa
| March 01, 2018, 01:56 pm
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The tragic events of the past month have acutely highlighted the need for better mental health care. No matter how the debates on gun control shake out, the need to properly address mental health in our schools and classrooms remain, leading many educators to ask, “How?”
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posted by: Melissa
| February 27, 2018, 12:00 am
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Last week, we looked at the reasons why educators #loveteaching and stay in this career. Today, I’d like to turn the attention to what others have said about teaching and teachers, what makes this career so special, and how we can be great at it. Below are ten quotes about teaching that have inspired me. I bet they’ll inspire you as well:
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posted by: Melissa
| February 23, 2018, 03:18 pm
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Each week, AAE brings its members a round-up of what’s happening in education. From big, eye-catching headlines to the stories most papers overlook, we find the news our members really want to see. This week, there’s fall-out from the Florida shooting, teachers striking in West Virginia, a historic Supreme Court case, and more!
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posted by: Melissa
| February 21, 2018, 09:07 am
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by Sydney Chaffee, 2017 National Teacher of the Year
Last spring, I stood backstage in a historic theater, peeking out from behind a thick velvet curtain at the audience filling up. My students paced around in the wings in various states of costume. They had been preparing for this play for months.
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