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teachers

noun

plural of teacher

as in educators

a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school a young man who ardently wants to become a teacher and teach first grade

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Recent Examples of teachers Continue reading … -- POLITICS CLASSROOM CAPTURE — Nation’s largest teachers union under fire as controversial agenda puts century-old federal charter at risk. — FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Thirty complaints were filed against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, in a San Francisco federal court by people present at the shooting, including students, teachers and a principal. — Shannon Bond, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026 The district is at risk of losing nearly $70 million in federal funding if it is found teachers or administrators withheld information related to a student’s gender identity, NBC affiliate KSHB reports. — Daniella Silva, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026 The final hour agreement comes after a week of uncertainty around a potential strike by SEA members, including teachers, paraprofessionals, secretaries and other staff members. — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Forman was distressed to find that civics teachers often avoided looking at specific political issues of the day, judging them to be too controversial. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 Sep. 2026 His school also uses Mriia, Ukraine’s national education app and web portal, to connect students, parents, teachers, and school administrators and support remote learning. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 When attending high school years back, one of my teachers had complete control over his classroom. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026 The publisher will also distribute the audiobook to 100,000 teachers affiliated with Book Clubs in collaboration with Audible and Pottermore. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

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With students’ unmet needs often becoming more apparent in middle and high school, when academic demands increase and educators have less time and fewer resources to help, Ybarra stressed the importance of addressing those needs earlier.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Under the policy announced Wednesday, a new Technology in Schools Coalition of educators, parents, students and others will evaluate the impacts of the moratorium and make recommendations for future school years.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

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