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Kimberley Chavez Lopez Byrd died after testing positive for coronavirus. Other teachers she worked with tested positive as well. "She was a very loving, very faithful person and she was very kind," says her colleague Jena Martinez-Inzunza.

A Teacher Who Contracted COVID-19 Cautions Against In-Person Schooling

Three teachers in rural Arizona contracted COVID-19 after working together in a classroom. One of them died. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jena Martinez-Inzunza about her experience.

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  • James Doubek
GOP candidate for governor Brian Kemp.

Political Rewind: Brian Kemp Wants to Give Public School Teachers a Raise

On this edition of Political Rewind, Brian Kemp hopes to give public school teachers in Georgia a raise. The Republican candidate for governor says he...

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Breakroom guests Amber Scott (left), Soumaya Khalifa, Tanya Washington and Héctor Fernández joined On Second Thought Friday, April 6.

The Breakroom: Affordable Housing, Medical Marijuana And Sinclair Broadcast Group

This week we talked about student debt, modern mass protest movements and Martin Luther King Jr.'s lasting legacy. We sat down with our Breakroom guests...

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Chiquita Dinkins teaches a unit on photosynthesis to students at Northeast High School in Macon. Dinkins, who was head cheerleader at Northeast as a student in the 1980s, is one of 18 alumni teachers at the school.

For Teachers With 'Spark', Look Close To Home

Most school days You can find Jared Moore teaching freshman English at Northeast High School in Macon. On a recent morning, students all faced each...

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On Second Thought For Thursday, August 17, 2017

First, Atlanta has a healthy appetite for improv. This week Dad’s Garage Theater welcomes Scott Adsit. You may know him best as Pete Hornberger on the...

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Wage Gap For Teachers Widens, Especially In Georgia

The teacher wage gap is wider than ever, according to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute. The report found public school teachers earned 17...

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'Alternative Pathways' Gives College Grads The Chance To Teach

The growing need for teachers in Georgia has led the Savannah-Chatham school district to rely on an often overlooked education program. Alternative...

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