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Ex-teacher in Neb. gets 6 years in sex case OMAHA, Neb. - A former teacher who fled to Mexico with a 13-year-old student so she could have sex with him was sentenced Monday to six years in federal prison. Kelsey Peterson, 26, had pleaded guilty in July to a charge of transporting a minor across state lines to have sex and avoided a similar charge that would have carried a mandatory 10-year minimum sentence.   Nations:Mexico U.S.   Source:(AP)   2008-09-30 Upbeat professor remembered for Web 'last lecture' PITTSBURGH - A Carnegie Mellon University professor whose "last lecture" of his life's lessons became an Internet sensation was celebrated Monday for challenging people to strive for more than they thought they were capable of, while remembering to have fun.   Source:(AP)   2008-09-23 A Merit-Pay Standoff in Denver At its heart is a notion everyone seems to agree on: better teachers deserve better compensation. But it's the finer details that are calling into question the future of Denver Public Schools' acclaimed pay-for-performance program.   Nations:U.S.   Source:(Time)   2008-08-19 Prof whose 'last lecture' became a sensation dies PITTSBURGH - Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, died Friday. He was 47.   Nations:U.S.   2008-07-25 N.M. school tries to reach students via podcast FORT SUMNER, N.M. - Students at a rural New Mexico school made a unique pledge last winter: Right hands raised, they promised to take care of their Zunes.   Nations:U.S.   Source:(AP)   2008-06-21 Headlines Ex-teacher in Neb. gets 6 years in sex case 2008-09-30 Upbeat professor remembered for Web 'last lecture' 2008-09-23 A Merit-Pay Standoff in Denver 2008-08-19 Prof whose 'last lecture' became a sensation dies 2008-07-25 N.M. school tries to reach students via podcast 2008-06-21 Ohio board votes to ax teacher accused of branding 2008-06-20 China quake survivors return to classes 2008-05-22 NYC spends $65M a year on teachers not in classrooms 2008-05-04 Professor jailed over sex and money scandal 2008-04-02 1888 photo depicts Helen Keller, teacher 2008-03-06 Former teacher sentenced in sex case 2008-02-19 'Teddy' row teacher heading to China: friend 2008-02-16 Eisner donates $1.75M to honor professor 2008-02-15 Hundreds of profs hold green 'teach-in' 2008-02-01 Analysis: Universities overproduce Ph.Ds 2008-01-20 Teacher who had sex with teen arrested 2007-12-04 Teacher sex abuse cases reveal patterns 2007-11-11 Teen in Mexico after teacher's arrest 2007-11-04 Teacher arrested in Mexico, boy released 2007-11-03 Student hounds prof running for office 2007-10-25 Teacher sex abuse scars family, town 2007-10-21 Sexual misconduct plagues US schools 2007-10-21 Richard Roberts asks ORU board for leave 2007-10-17 Finnish boy fined for YouTube video 2007-08-24 Students, schools fear end of racial diversity 2007-07-25 Poll: A fifth vacation with laptops 2007-06-03 U.S. colleges retool programming classes 2007-05-27 Teacher gets 10 years for sex with pupil 2007-03-18 Houston teachers asked to return bonuses 2007-03-09 Mobile phone captures Russian teacher beating student 2007-03-04 Court won't review 200-year child porn sentence 2007-02-26 Text messages land teacher in hot water 2007-02-24 Philly teacher assaulted over iPod 2007-02-24 Teacher Faces Prison for Pop-Up Infested PC 2007-02-07 MIT prof begins hunger strike over tenure 2007-02-05 New Orleans struggles to find teachers 2007-01-24 Teacher arrested under peeping-tom law 2007-01-11 Professor's Bigfoot research criticized 2006-11-04 Money flows into teacher bonus program 2006-10-22 Teachers: Pluto's downgrade is teachable 2006-10-21 More tourists weigh zero gravity flights 2006-10-15 Science educators happy over Nobel sweep 2006-10-05 Weightless teachers carry thrills home to students 2006-10-01 Canadian school teacher leaves millions to charity 2006-09-30 China denounces art teacher's naked lecture 2006-09-28 Schools find free veggies a hard sell 2006-09-08 Foreign sex blogger in China a hoax 2006-09-04 Detroit teachers on strike 2006-08-28 Detroit teachers agree to strike 2006-08-27 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Upbeat professor remembered for Web 'last lecture' 2008-09-23 Ohio board votes to ax teacher accused of branding 2008-06-20 China quake survivors return to classes 2008-05-22 Mass. Multimillionaire Survives Shooting 2005-12-17 Professor Says Was Forced Out Over Comment 2005-12-10 China professor accused of leaking secrets for sex 2005-06-08 A Merit-Pay Standoff in Denver 2008-08-19 'Teddy' row teacher heading to China: friend 2008-02-16 Hundreds of profs hold green 'teach-in' 2008-02-01 Teacher who had sex with teen arrested 2007-12-04 Teacher arrested in Mexico, boy released 2007-11-03 Teacher sex abuse scars family, town 2007-10-21 Students, schools fear end of racial diversity 2007-07-25 Poll: A fifth vacation with laptops 2007-06-03 Houston teachers asked to return bonuses 2007-03-09 Weightless teachers carry thrills home to students 2006-10-01 China denounces art teacher's naked lecture 2006-09-28 Karr a globe-trotting teacher in resumes 2006-08-17 Business profs rethinking ethics classes 2006-06-16 China draws veil of silence over sacked academic 2006-05-15 Gov. Schwarzenegger, Teachers Reach Deal 2006-05-11 Legislatures to Weigh Classroom Politics 2006-01-19

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