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Teachers pick up second job as school ends, summer vacation begins
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistSchool is out in Roanoke, but that doesn't mean everyone is off the clock. Summer vacation time is here and for many teachers that's the time to bank on making a little extra income. Ann Fonder is trading in reading and writing for retail. She's...Tags: Teaching and Learning
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 28 Hope you had a fabulous Memorial Day weekend! Of course, having yesterday off makes today feel like a Monday... We had perfect weather for all of the Memorial Day remembrance events. It's so important to take a moment and honor those who...Tags: Miss America Pageant, Super Bowl, Burn After Reading (movie), Appalachian Power Company, Memorial Day
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Pulaski High School teacher named super teacher by Virginia Lottery
Pulaski High School has a super teacher. Today the entire student body gathered in the school gym for what they thought was just an "end of the year'' assembly. Turns out, the meeting was all about honoring Bethany Schafer as one of 8 super teachers...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), High Schools, Teaching and Learning, Education, Schools
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Cartoon Network recruits Virginia Tech professor for anti-bullying cartoon contributions
WDBJ7 ReporterSchools and parents across the country are finding new ways to address the troubling topic of bullying, and one Virginia Tech professor is taking the message to a new audience. Anthony Perguero's research and lectures are seen and heard by hundreds of...Tags: Virginia Tech, Teaching and Learning, Entertainment, Health and Safety at School, Cartoon Network (tv network)
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Bedford County supervisor responds to controversial comments made during meeting
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefMoney is a topic that brings out strong opinions and elected leaders are no exception. Last week, Bedford County supervisors talked about funding for schools. During a lengthy discussion, supervisor Annie Pollard said: "If you're asking me to rob...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Teaching and Learning, Education
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Roanoke City Schools names 2013 Teacher of the Year
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterRoanoke City Public Schools named its teacher of the year during its annual dinner Thursday evening. Daniel Kuehl won the coveted honor. He's an art teacher at Breckinridge Middle School. He walked away with $1,500 dollars and a few extra gifts. The...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Teaching and Learning, Education
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Pittsylvania County teachers to get new dress code
WDBJ7 ReporterWhen you go to work are you dressing appropriately? One superintendent in Southern Virginia says his employees aren't. Teachers, staff and volunteers in the Pittsylvania County school system have been told a new dress code is in the works for next...Tags: Pittsylvania County, Teaching and Learning, Education, Career and Workplace, Work Rules Contract Issues
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Pearisburg teacher is $25,000 richer after winning award for teaching excellence
A 5th grade teacher from Pearisburg and a 9th and 10th grade teacher from Washington County were presented with $25,000 and international trips as recipients of the 14th annual McGlothlin Awards for Teaching Excellence. Pamela J. MacDonald and Steve Ahn...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities, Pulaski County (Virginia), Biology, Education
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UPDATE: New River Valley Mall shooting suspect bought 12-gauge shotgun legally
Neil MacInnis, the teenager accused of opening fire Friday at the New River Valley Mall in Christiansburg, was taken into custody with a 12-gauge shotgun that he legally purchased two days before the shooting, investigators say. MacInnis wounded two...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Court Preliminary, Rental Service, Colleges and Universities, Prisons
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Roanoke College makes a huge announcement
A big announcement tonight from Roanoke College. Tonight, the school announced the start of its project called "Roanoke Rising: The Campaign for Roanoke College." Officials say it's the school's largest campaign in its 171-year history. A family of a...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Colleges and Universities, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Salem (Salem, Virginia), Students
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Is cursive disappearing from elementary schools?
WDBJ7 ReporterLearning cursive is almost a rite of passage in Elementary School. But could the writing be on the wall for those squiggly letters? More and more states are writing off daily cursive lessons throughout elementary school. Virginia requires third graders...Tags: Standards of Learning, Teaching and Learning, Elementary Schools, Education, Roanoke County
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UPDATE: New charges for Radford University professor
Now an update to a story we've been following since last week: He's the one who taught a seminar on drugs and police say they found bath salts, a mirror and a rolled up dollar bill. Tonight, he's in jail facing new charges. He had been out on bond...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Computer Crime, Drug Trafficking, Police Arrests, Colleges and Universities
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