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ISU takes part in campaign to recruit teachers from other career fields
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A nonprofit group of educators is looking to address the statewide teacher shortage by recruiting more candidates from other career paths.
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Will this be the year the state legislature approves a cellphone ban in schools?
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Former NPR President and CEO Kevin Klose died Wednesday at the age of 85. During his tenure, NPR received a multimillion-dollar gift from the late Joan Kroc that enabled the network to weather financial crises.
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Visionary NPR leader Kevin Klose, who led network to new heights, has died
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