by Sarah Campos According to memes and posts across the nation, 2020 was supposed to be everyone’s year. New Years’ resolutions were going to be followed, someone may just find ‘the one’ to spend the rest of their life with, and people were going to ‘finally get their life together’. Then COVID-19 struck and life … Continue reading
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Virginia announces approval of new teacher education degrees and programs statewide
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced Monday, June 24, that the state policy boards for elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education have approved 53 new teacher preparation programs and 25 new degrees that will allow graduates to become teachers after earning four-year degrees in education. “We must remain focused on meeting the growing needs of our public education … Continue reading
Ex-teacher pleads guilty in attempt to meet boy, 13, for sex
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A former North Carolina middle school teacher has pleaded guilty to four felony counts after she was accused of driving to a northern Virginia motel in April in order to meet a 13-year-old boy for sex. The StarNews of Wilmington (http://bit.ly/2evvMRc ) reports that 24-year-old Kathleen Capitano pleaded guilty last week … Continue reading
The Latest: Teacher held in jail escape to be freed
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The latest on the inmates caught after breaking out of a California jail on Jan. 22 (all times local): 10:15 a.m. Prosecutors say there’s insufficient evidence to hold a teacher who was arrested in connection with the escape of three inmates from a California jail. Orange County District Attorney Tony … Continue reading
Officials: Man who led escape had help from jail teacher
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The probable mastermind in the brazen escape of three inmates from a California jail had help from a woman whose English classes he was taking while locked up, authorities allege. Escapee Hussein Nayeri, 37, came to know Nooshafarin Ravaghi, 44, during an English as a second language course inside the … Continue reading
Defense admits teen killed his teacher, cites mental illness
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A teenager killed his math teacher and did “unspeakable things” to her body, but he was driven by severe mental illness, his defense attorney told jurors at his murder trial Monday. Philip Chism, 16, is charged with murder, rape and robbery in the October 2013 slaying of Colleen Ritzer. The body … Continue reading
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