Sex education teacher 'groomed pupil, 15, and had tattoo of date when they first slept together'

A male Sex Education teacher groomed a 15-year-old girl pupil at an after school club, manipulating her into a three year sexual relationship, a court heard yesterday.


Bamboula in Kutztown pushes the go green button

Kutztown's one-of-a-kind shop, Bamboula Limited, sells a stock of African hand-crafted fair trade home accessories and gifts, many of which are sustainably made in the vein of the now go green era.


Nolley hosts mini Relay For Life

Teachers at Nolley Elementary School, who have been personally touched by cancer, decided to take Relay For Life to their students. Evelyn Duve, a primary intervention specialist and third grade teacher Shari Gardner, wanted their students to help in the fight against the disease.


Learning while shopping

BAHAU, MALAYSIA - An English teacher of a tutorial centre recently brought her students out of their classroom to learn kitchen appliance terms in a shop.


Calendar of events

Today Russellville School District substitute teacher workshop for new substitutes, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Russellville Middle School, 1203 W. Fourth Place, Room 832.


Camp of love — Children with special needs find safe haven at summer camp

Camp Able abounded with love and joy the week of July 19. The camp is described as Christmas morning, summer vacation and a family reunion all rolled into five fun packed days for people with special needs. It is a place where disabilities are worked around and gifts are celebrated. It's a community of unconditional love, compassion and acceptance.


I Teach store offers teaching aides, tutoring

From left to right, educators Cindy Krause, from Olivia, and Shelley Dominguez, from Port Lavaca, provide teacher supplies to area educators at their store, I Teach, in Port Lavaca. The women also tutor students and adults. The store is also a gift shop.


Chelsea Clinton's wedding: An instant guide

Neither Chelsea Clinton nor her fiancé, Marc Mezvinsky, are speaking publicly about their plans to wed this weekend, and Chelsea's tabloid-savvy parents have offered few clues. Yet, America being America, the internet has been abuzz with questions and rumors about Chelsea's upcoming nuptials — and the first glimpse of her "sizable" engagement ring on April 25 (not to mention reports that Bill's ...


Anat Shenker-Osorio: One Economy That Works for All

Our leaders have finally managed to extend unemployment benefits to the long-term jobless. A look into these numbers reveals which folks are stuck in the ICU, nowhere near the economic "recovery" some pundits are ready to declare.


A Musical Retreat for Promising Pianists

By Vee Benard Now in its fourth year, the Sag Harbor based Vladimir Nielsen Piano Festival, under the direction of concert pianist Victoria Mushkatkol, is quickly finding its place as one of the many exceptional artistic and musical offerings of the Hamptons' summer season. The festival, described by the organization's executive director Dr. Robert Maimone as a [...]