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SAN ANTONIO (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – There are teachers in Texas and across the country that are going the extra mile– literally — to try and help students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Three of those educators are hitting the road in the Lone Star State, doing more than their part to lend a hand. The teachers heard giggles as they insistently knocked on the front door of their student’s home. “We knocked and knocked and knocked,” Emily Countryman, an eighth-grade teacher at Rawlinson Middle School in San Antonio, Texas, said. READ MORE: Pair Wanted In Fort Worth For Shooting, Killing Game Room Employee During Robbery “Finally, the older brother opened the door and we jumped up and down and shouted,” she recalled smiling. “We were so excited just to see their little faces.” It was one out several unannounced home visits the teachers would make to check-in with students who had been severely disengaged while online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I was able to look him in … [Read more...] about Texas Teachers Are Making Surprise, In-Person Visits To Students Struggling With Online Learning

By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are teaming up with Kidsburgh and a number of other organizations to find 2021’s “All-Star Teachers.” READ MORE: Washington Co. Mother Demands Answers And Dental Records After All About Smiles Closes The nomination process is open now on the Pirates’ website though April 9. Teachers from Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties are eligible, as well as teachers from Brooke, Hancock, Ohio and Marshall counties in West Virginia. READ MORE: Allegheny County Businesses In Hospitality Industry Can Apply For Grants March 15 Criteria for nominees include: an inclusive learning environment, engaging instruction and curriculum, encouraging lifelong learning and inspiring a passion for education. Eighteen winners will be selected. They will include six elementary, six middle school and six high school teachers. The winners will get a grant of $1,000 to be used … [Read more...] about Pirates Looking For All-Star Teachers

BOSTON (CBS) — Last week, CVS listed teachers as eligible for COVID vaccine appointments in Massachusetts. New numbers show educators in the state didn’t hesitate to jump at the opportunity. A CVS spokesman tells WBZ-TV that the pharmacy chain scheduled about 25,000 appointments last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for those in Massachusetts who self-reported as a teacher. That represented 71% of all CVS vaccine appointments booked in the state over the three-day period. READ MORE: Schools Across Massachusetts Prepare For Return To Class “Massachusetts was one of the fastest states to book appointments during the same three-day period, compared to the other 20 states where CVS Pharmacy is administering the vaccine,” CVS said in a statement. CVS expanded eligibility to teachers, school employees and childcare workers last week in order to align with new Federal Retail Pharmacy Program guidelines. READ MORE: COVID-19 Pool Testing Could Help Students Return To Classrooms, … [Read more...] about CVS Scheduled 25,000 COVID Vaccine Appointments For Massachusetts Teachers In 3 Days

Managerial officers and teachers complain that, under new regulations, it is more difficult to get a promotion, especially the rank of first-class teachers. H.A.P, a high school teacher in Hai Phong, is worried that she may fall to a lower rank because she doesn’t have a master’s degree, though she met conditions to attend the exam to become a first-class teacher in 2012. She was a member of local education department’s external accreditation team and a district speaker on professional work and new teaching methods. She also participated in examining professional knowledge and expertise of teachers in schools throughout the district. She also took part in evaluating the district’s scientific research products, and acted as advisor to scientific and technological research products at the district and city levels. She was a member of the jury board and designed questions at competitions for excellent students and teachers of the district. She participated in teaching and … [Read more...] about Teachers unhappy with new master’s degree regulation

The billionaire ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has married a science teacher. MacKenzie Scott, who is the 22nd richest person in the world, has tied the knot with Seattle teacher Dan Jewett. The marriage was mentioned in a letter to The Giving Pledge, an organisation which encourages ultra-rich people to give away their billions. "Dan is such a great guy, and I am happy and excited for the both of them," Bezos said in a statement. Jewett said he would be signing on to Scott's commitment to give away most of her wealth. Since Scott, 50, split from the Amazon founder after 25 years of marriage in 2019 and became worth $53billion (£38billion) according to Forbes, she has set about donating. In December, Scott said she had donated over $4.1billion (£2.96billion) in the four months prior to food banks and emergency relief funds amid the Covid-19 pandemic. That followed donations of $1.7billion (£1.23billion) last year to causes including racial equality, LGBTQ rights, … [Read more...] about Billionaire MacKenzie Scott marries teacher 2 years after split from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos