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Susan Snyder shows students some animal skulls while teaching a class at the Ogden Nature Center recently. Snyder was named 2011 Vern A. Fridley Environmental Educator of the Year for her work at the Ogden Nature Center.

Educator strives to make ecosystems healthier

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, October 30, 2011 - 11:14pm

OGDEN -- Susan Snyder would like you to consider the word "ecosystem" for a minute.

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Teacher sues UVU over tough course firing

Brian Skoloff The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 3:45pm

OREM -- A blind former professor is suing Utah Valley University, claiming wrongful termination after students complained he couldn't teach because of his disability and was too tough on them.

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Mary Lou Pearson

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 4:27pm

Mary Lou Pearson, born Aug. 6, 1945, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. A funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Kaysville 22nd Ward Chapel, 201 S. 600 East. Friends and family may call from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 1941 N. Main, Farmington, and from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church before the service. Interment, Kaysville City Cemetery. Guest book at www.russonmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Cassie Cox teaches English class at Two Rivers High School in Ogden on Wednesday. A high school dropout herself, she teaches at the alternative high school and tries to help students reach their full potential.

Teacher uses experience as dropout to help at-risk students

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, October 17, 2011 - 6:14am

OGDEN -- When Cassie Cox dropped out of high school in 1992, all she saw were dead ends. Now, 19 years later, she inspires the at-risk students at Two Rivers High School to reach for the stars. She credits her life change to one major thing: education.

Cox remembers well the feeling of hopelessness she felt when she became pregnant at the age of 17.

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Teachers in Weber, Davis win $1,000 in supplies

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 11:48pm

Office Max has recognized four Weber and Davis school district elementary schoolteachers as part of the company's fifth annual "A Day Made Better" celebration.

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11 educators lose licenses in cheating scandal

Stephen Ceasar Los Angeles Times

Last updated Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 4:02pm

Eight teachers and three administrators implicated in Georgia's investigation of widespread cheating in the Atlanta Public Schools had their teaching licenses revoked Thursday, the first punishments handed down in the scandal.

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Dorothy Alice Moon

Obituaries Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 11:26pm

Dorothy Alice Belisle Moon, born July 20, 1920, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Roy 26th Ward LDS Chapel, 3649 W. 4800 South. A viewing will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at Myers Roy Mortuary, 5865 S. 1900 West, and at the church from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Saturday before the service. Interment, Roy City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Perpetual Education Fund. Post condolences at www.myers-mortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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Lawmakers vote to repeal Facebook limits on teachers

Dave Helling, Steve Kraske Kansas City Star

Last updated Saturday, September 24, 2011 - 7:35am

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers passed and sent to the governor Friday a bill designed to refriend Facebook and other electronic media for thousands of Missouri's teachers and students.

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Utah officials to launch school comparison website

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, September 19, 2011 - 2:49pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah education officials are unveiling a new website that will allow parents to compare the state's public schools -- and perhaps individual teachers -- online.

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Preschool teacher found drunk on the job

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 3:05pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A preschool teacher working with autistic children in her first job after college has quit her post at a Pleasant Grove, Utah, elementary school after authorities learned she was drunk in the classroom.

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Tacoma teachers go on strike

Adam Ashton Tacoma News Tribune

Last updated Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 3:48pm

TACOMA, Wash. -- Hundreds of Tacoma teachers are picketing Tuesday at Lincoln High School, passing a marquee that reads "School cancelled today."

They appeared uplifted as they sought to carry their momentum from their vote Monday night to strike over a breakdown in contract talks with Tacoma Public Schools.

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Utah Education Association President Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh meets with faculty at James Madison Elementary School in Ogden on Monday. She says she didn’t notice a definitive morale problem with teachers as she visited different schools.

UEA officials show support for Ogden, Weber districts' teachers

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, September 12, 2011 - 11:30pm

OGDEN -- It has been six years since the Utah Education Association Road Trip has made its way to Ogden, so UEA President Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh had much to discuss Monday while visiting several schools in both Ogden and Weber school districts.

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Ogden School District seeks quieter fall

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 10:42pm

OGDEN -- After a volatile summer of contract-signing ultimatums and teacher protests, new Ogden School District Superintendent Brad C. Smith is hoping for a quieter and more productive autumn.

"We are not trying to re-create who we think is to blame at this time," Smith told the Standard-Examiner. "It was a breakdown of effective communications among parties, which led to a whole series of unfortunate results."

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Teachers upset after board approves draft of bill with firing without cause

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, September 9, 2011 - 11:42pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Educators upset about a proposed bill that could change the hiring and firing practices of local school boards have inundated state school board members with letters and emails.

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Teachers union seeks proof that Ogden School District didn't break laws

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 11:31pm

OGDEN -- The American Federation of Teachers, Utah chapter, has accused the Ogden School Board of breaking two Utah laws and has requested the board release documents and recordings related to non-negotiated teacher contracts sent out in July.