New technology alerts schools when students type words related to suicide. But do the timely interventions balance out the false alarms?
Category: Teachers and School Employees
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Steve Mariotti, Whose Trauma Led Him to Help Youths at Risk, Dies at 71
After he was mugged, he took a therapist’s advice to work with “difficult students at a difficult school.” They ignored him until the lessons turned to business.
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Had a Crush on the Teacher’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
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Gaza Debate Reopens Divisions Between Left-Wing Workers and Union Leaders
Last week’s Democratic National Convention surfaced differences over the war in Gaza that could widen fissures between labor activists and union officials.
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Biden Cancels Speech to Teachers After Union’s Staff Strikes
Employees of the National Education Association picketed the site of the group’s annual convention after a walkout over issues including overtime pay.
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Suzanne Shepherd, Actress Known for Playing Mothers, Dies at 89
After establishing herself as a teacher, she started a prolific screen acting career in her 50s that included roles in “Goodfellas” and “The Sopranos.”
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Overlooked No More: Ángela Ruiz Robles, Inventor of an Early E-Reader
Long before Kindles and iPads became popular, Ruiz Robles, a teacher, created her Mechanical Encyclopedia to help lighten her students’ textbook load.
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Jorma Panula: The Teacher Behind the Greatest Conductors
At 93, the Finnish classical music eminence Jorma Panula has generations of students spread around the globe, with more on the way.
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Despite Cheating Fears, Schools Repeal ChatGPT Bans
Some districts that once raced to block A.I. chatbots are now trying to embrace them.
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Despite Cheating Fears, Schools Repeal ChatGPT Bans
Some districts that once raced to block A.I. chatbots are now trying to embrace them.