Thesaurus results for TEACHERS

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 To protect the rights of immigrant children, teachers must clearly inhabit their role as the reliable adult. — Hannah Harshe, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026 Through that partnership, UWG will work with the department and the center to develop an apprenticeship model that provides credit for prior learning and expands mentoring and support for new teachers. — Eric Stirgus, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Among teachers surveyed by Gallup, 34% supported a daily time maximum for students using learning devices. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 Seventeen states now pay teachers additional money to work in hard-to-staff subjects, including special education. — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026

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Saunders was there for one season, succeeding Mike Hancock, who resigned while citing anxiety, grief and depression in the wake of a 2024 school shooting that left two students and two educators dead.

— Caitlyn Stroh-Page, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Early-childhood educators earn a national median near $27,000.

— Nathan Bruschi, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

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Our workforce model still depends on real instructors, mentors, employers, educational institutions and community partners.

— Maria Trochimezuk, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Since then, numerous instructors have found ways to use a chair for adapted versions of a surprising number of traditional yoga movements, like lunging warrior poses and standing-to-lying sun salutations.

— Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

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