She moved to Chicago in 2010 to work as the freshman
civics teacher at Rauner College Prep where she served for seven years — most recently as principal.
«Inequitable school funding means that my students, and many across Connecticut, are shortchanged when it comes to classroom resources and access to experienced teachers, which widens the achievement gap and perpetuates the cycle of poverty in our state,» said Margaret O'Connor, a tenth - grade
civics teacher at Central High School in Bridgeport.
Not exact matches
In other districts informal
civic groups will organize a slate of «reform» candidates for school board, and in
at least one exurban Colorado school district, a bunch of people who were also leaders in the county Republican party where the school district was located put together a slate of unofficially Republican school board candidates to square off against a
teacher's union slate of candidates.
At the same time, the students of the Facing History
teachers demonstrated significantly greater historical thinking skills,
civic efficacy, and tolerance for others with different views than control students.
Given those challenges, pollsters / analysts Steve Farkas and Ann Duffett have delivered an invaluable service in their new study «High Schools,
Civics, and Citizenship: What Social Studies
Teachers Think and Do,» released today (Full disclosure: The study was commissioned and published by my shop
at AEI).
The case is designed for
teachers and school leaders, as well as for parents and for middle and high school students themselves, to encourage nuanced conversations about the many pedagogical, ethical, and
civic issues
at play.
Parents and
civic leaders should demand to know whether their district uses funny - money accounting to benefit senior
teachers at the expense of poor children.
Teachers are more confident and skilled
at fostering students» academic,
civic, and social and emotional learning.
Scholars Put
Civics in Same Category as Literacy, Math Education Week, October 28, 2011 «But it's not only teachers who need to recalibrate expectations about civics education, said Meira Levinson, an associate professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a coordinator of the res
Civics in Same Category as Literacy, Math Education Week, October 28, 2011 «But it's not only
teachers who need to recalibrate expectations about
civics education, said Meira Levinson, an associate professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a coordinator of the res
civics education, said Meira Levinson, an associate professor
at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a coordinator of the research.
Mr. Kiernan is a 7th Grade
Civics teacher who has been
at Summit -LSB-...]
Tanya St. Julien currently serves as chief of staff
at Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE), a national leadership development organization that works with
teachers to become
civic leaders in advocacy, community organizing, policy, and elected office to improve education for all kids.
«I want to thank everyone for joining us
at this important event this evening and thank the parents,
teachers,
civic and government leaders that advocate for educational equity daily.»
The Great
Teachers and Leaders law passed with significant bipartisan support in 2010; it was backed by numerous policymakers, business, and
civic leaders for its commonsense approach to ensuring an effective
teacher is
at the front of every Colorado classroom.
Students posing questions to
teachers when working on assignments
at home or watching news stories about
civic events with their families resulted in interactions that might not have otherwise occurred.
At the elementary - school level, less than 40 percent of fourth - grade
teachers say they regularly emphasize topics related to
civics education.
At KIPP Indy, we are surrounded by a wide range of organizations that are mobilizing
teachers, parents, students, and
civic leaders in expanding quality education options to all students.
Here, in a picture - postcard world untouched by the war and seemingly unblemished by the horrors Germany's master had wrought, she accepted the lies of her
teachers and church and
civic leaders, joined the Hitler Youth
at age ten, and joyfully sang the songs extolling the virtues of National Socialism.
Andy is particularly interested in law - related
civic education and for a number of years has taught constitutional law and history to school
teachers at summer institutes jointly sponsored by the Maryland State Department of Education, Notre Dame of Maryland University, and the California - based Center for
Civic Education.
Green BA & Pearce RG, ««Public Service Must Begin
at Home»: The Lawyer as
Civics Teacher in Everyday Practice,» 50 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 1207 (March 2009)
Social Studies
Teachers teach
at the middle and high school levels, educating students in the concepts of economics, history, politics, and
civic ideals.
Ashland, Ohio About Blog TeachingAmericanHistory.org is history and
civics resource website designed for use by K - 12
teachers, college faculty, students, and the public
at large.
Because so many of the origins and consequences of childhood toxic stress lie beyond the boundaries of the clinical setting, pediatric providers are often called on to work collaboratively with parents, social workers,
teachers, coaches,
civic leaders, policy makers, and other invested stakeholders to influence services that fall outside the traditional realm of clinical practice.72 In many cases, these efforts extend even further afield, moving into the realm of ecologically based, public health initiatives that address the precipitants of toxic stress
at the community, state, and national levels.
I offer trainings for clinicians, programs / workshops for parent groups, church groups,
teachers, corporate management, employee groups, students,
civic clubs, professional organizations, and self — help groups.I have presented
at local, regional and national conferences.