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Former ‘Teacher of the Year’ Sentenced to 30 Years for Sexually Abusing Students: 'I Ripped Away Their Childhood'
Jacqueline Ma, who worked as a teacher at Lincoln Acres Elementary School in San Diego, was sentenced to 30 years to life in ...
Bay Area school district botched antisemitism probe, California Department of Education says
The investigation involved remarks a Redwood High School teacher allegedly made to her class during the Jewish holiday season ...
Ethel I. Baker Elementary School teacher Kirsten Tahara honored as the ABC10 Esquire IMAX Teacher of the Year
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kirsten Tahara, a first-grade teacher at Ethel I. Baker Elementary School was honored as the ABC10 Esquire IMAX Teacher of the Year at a ceremony Tuesday night. Tahara had ...
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Former 'teacher of the year' learns fate after admitting to sex crimes with students
A former award-winning California teacher has learned she will spend the next 30 years behind bars for sex crimes involving underage boys. Jacqueline Ma, a 36-year-old former 'Teacher of the ...
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Honoring California Teacher of the Year
May 6 is National Teacher Appreciation Day and we are honoring a local teacher who has not only been recognized as one of California's “Top 5 Teachers of the Year” but was also named ...
Ex-‘Teacher of the Year’ gets 30 years to life for sex crimes against children
Former teacher Jacqueline Ma, who was once named “teacher of the year,” in San Diego County, was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for committing sex crimes against two young ...
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Congratulations to Natalie Wilkes, the 2026 Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year
With energy, empathy, and precision, this Monte Vista Elementary School first-grade teacher turned her own childhood struggle ...