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This story is part of our enterprise reporting project on special education. Evie Blad • 9 min read Remove Save to favorites Open image caption Close image caption Nicole Xu for Education Week Teaching Profession Explainer What Is Doxxing, and How Can Educators Protect Their Privacy Online? Keeping personal and professional information separate can be difficult for teachers. Sarah D. Sparks • 7 min read Remove Save to favorites Open image caption Close image caption iStock/Getty Teaching Profession Opinion How Two Teachers Helped Me Weave a Dream A journalist and author dedicates her novel to two of her high school English teachers. Anne Shaw Heinrich • 3 min read Remove Save to favorites Open image caption Close image caption N. Kurbatova / iStock / Getty Images Plus Teaching Profession Massages, Mammograms, and Dental Care: How One School Saves Teachers’ Time Some schools are trying to ease that burden in creative ways. 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