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In this June 18, 2018 photo, Jennifer Samuels, center, a teacher and a Democratic candidate for the Arizona state House of Representatives in LD15, talks with fellow teachers and political candidates Christine Marsh, right, a Democratic Arizona state Senate candidate for LD28, and Eric Kurland, left, a Democratic candidate running for the Arizona state House of Representatives for LD23, at a campaign event in Scottsdale. Ariz. Samuels and the other teachers were part of the Red For Ed movement by Arizona teachers successfully striking for higher pay and funding for schools. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) AZRF103 AZRF103

August 13, 2018 at 8:56 am

After uprisings in spring, this is the summer of teachers running for office

Hundreds of teachers are running for office in November elections, campaigning primarily on promises to address public-education spending cuts and meager pay hikes that provoked...

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July 12, 2018 at 1:04 pm

Secret Service guides schools on assessing student threat

The U.S. Secret Service offered help Thursday to school districts struggling with how to recognize students at risk of becoming the next school shooter. Five...

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June 10, 2018 at 7:43 pm

US man gets 15 years for trying to join Islamic State group

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man who traveled to Turkey to join the Islamic State group said Monday he thought it would be...

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May 2, 2018 at 9:11 pm

‘John Madden Football’ scores spot in World Video Game hall

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The World Video Game Hall of Fame has inducted "John Madden Football," a giant of the multibillion-dollar video game industry that...

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April 12, 2018 at 9:52 am

Seneca Nation renews fight with New York over Thruway

IRVING, N.Y. (AP) — The Seneca Indian Nation on Thursday renewed its fight with New York state over its construction of the Thruway across reservation...

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April 12, 2018 at 8:37 am

Computer problems interfere with New York student testing

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An unknown number of students taking the statewide English assessment by computer encountered delays when a security feature in the system...

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April 2, 2018 at 6:21 am

Cellphones gaining acceptance inside US schools

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Cellphones are still absent from most U.S. schools but new data shows them steadily gaining acceptance as administrators bow to parents'...

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March 22, 2018 at 9:08 pm

Rep. Slaughter praised as champion for women, constituents

U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter could fiercely debate legislative opponents on the House floor, then sing harmony with them for charity, use her scientist's mind to...

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March 13, 2018 at 4:49 pm

School, 911 employees on leave after student wanders, drowns

A 14-year-old autistic boy who wandered away from his New York school and apparently drowned was marked as being in class by three school employees...

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Retired teacher Meg Judd raises her arms and chants “Find funding first!” during a legislative committee hearing in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Lawmakers voted to advance a bill that would reduce annual cost-of-living benefits for retired teachers to 1 percent from 1.5 percent. (AP Photo/Adam Beam) RPAB101 RPAB101

March 7, 2018 at 1:57 pm

Teacher unions see momentum build with West Virginia strike

The unions' victory in the West Virginia strike has given a boost to organizers who say the national spotlight on teacher pay is long overdue.

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