substitute teacher
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substitute teachers
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Burnham, Dahler told me on Newsnight, comes across like a "cool substitute teacher".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Rigby, a longtime substitute teacher, is finishing up requirements for her teacher’s license and plans to care for her daughter this summer instead of working.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Camarillo, a substitute teacher, is also scared for her students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
Kimberly Ann Polk was previously a substitute teacher in Montgomery County, Md., until the district enforced its policy to require addressing students with the pronouns of their asserted gender identities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
She’s in and out handling principal stuff: a parent protesting her daughter’s F; a pranked substitute teacher crying; a broken window.
From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander
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