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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/education/15plans.html?em

Selling Lessons Online Raises Cash and Questions
By Willie Hu
The New York Times
Published: 14 Nov 2009. 
 
Thousands of teachers are cashing in on a commodity they used to give away, selling lesson plans online for exercises as simple as M&M sorting and as sophisticated as Shakespeare.
 
While some of this extra money is going to buy books and classroom supplies in a time of tight budgets, the new teacher-entrepreneurs are also spending it on dinners out, mortgage payments, credit card bills, vacation travel and even home renovation, leading some school officials to raise questions over who owns material developed for public school classrooms.
 
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Erica Bohrer, a teacher on Long Island, said that selling her lesson plans gave her a chance to receive credit for her hard work.
Photo by Ruby Washington, The New York Times

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Article: Selling Lessons Online Raises Cash and Questions. NY Times. 14 Nov 2009. By Willie Hu

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The New York Times
Published: 14 Nov 2009.

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