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Michigan’s Renaissance Starts with Reinvesting in Public Education
April 26, 2012 by
The transformation efforts Willie E. Thompson Middle School and Arthur Hill High School in Saginaw, Michigan have boosted student achievement and are helping pull a struggling town out of economic decline.
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College Readiness Program Helps Transform Struggling School
January 18, 2012 by
The Rising Scholars program at Academy Park HS in PA is helping bridge gaps, motivate students and strengthen relationships between teachers and students while getting them prepared for college and careers.
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Collaboration Marks Evaluation Reform in Michigan District
January 12, 2012 by
Educators in the Romulus Education Association, working with district officials and school administrators, lead change in the district’s accountability system. Now there is a healthy dialogue on teaching and learning between teachers and administrators.
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Flipping the Classroom: Homework in Class, Lessons at Home
September 30, 2011 by
Leo Tolstoy once said, “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” That is until you meet Rob Townsend, a physical science teacher at Clintondale High School in Clinton Township, Michigan, and his school principal,…
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Students Off to a Healthy Start with Breakfast in the Classroom
August 8, 2011 by
When you think of school backpacks, you typically imagine them filled with books, spiral-bound note pads, folders, pencils and pens. But what do backpacks and school breakfast programs have in common? Typically, nothing. That is until you travel to Evansville,…
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Education Reform Theme Opens RA in High Gear
July 2, 2011 by
Illinois Governor’s Partnership with Educators Takes Center Stage By Brenda Álvarez It started in the usual high-energy fashion. The NEA Representative Assembly, dubbed “Standing strong for our students, our schools, and America,” kicked-off with music from the Black Eyed Peas…
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Morale Takes a Hit, but Commitment is Strong
July 2, 2011 by
In a perfect world, every public school teacher in America would be able to influence classroom instruction and size, have quality conversations with administrators, determine the best professional development and have the right resources needed to create student success. But…
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No Slowing Down: Fighting the good fight never gets old for retired educator
June 30, 2011 by
As attacks on collective bargaining heat up nationwide, a generation works hard to sustain hard-won gains. By Brenda Álvarez CHICAGO—Most retirees look forward to play time with grandchildren or good-old fashioned R & R on white sandy beaches and plush…
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School Transformation Commands Attention
June 3, 2011 by
Iowa has produced more than its fair share of talent and some names that everyone knows. Think 31st U.S. President Herbert Hoover, late night talk show host Johnny Carson, world-renowned opera singer Simon Estes, and even the iconic actor John…
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At the Polls in Romulus, a Victory for Public Education
May 11, 2011 by
By Brenda Alvarez For public schools in Romulus, Michigan, the third time was the charm recently as voters renewed an existing business tax to support education that was rejected twice before. The Detroit Free Press said the school funding was…
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