The event, held at the Rubin Museum
in Manhattan, honored five people who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to
enacting positive change in education: Tanell Pendleton, an English teacher who has worked at Bronx Haven High School for eight years, and Michael Wolach, founding teacher and instructional coach at Jill Chaifetz Transfer School, both of whom have worked with Eskolta on multi-year projects on topics ranging from developing students» academic mindsets to implementing outcomes - based grading; Cristal Cruz, a graduate of Brooklyn Frontiers High School, who, after facing significant challenges during school, graduated as salutatorian, enrolled
in college, and is now working at Good Shepherd Service to support students
in the same way she was supported; and Jeff and Tricia Raikes, co-founders of the Raikes Foundation and part of the founding team of Microsoft, who have become champions of school improvement by establishing national initiatives such as the Mindset Scholars Network and the Student Agency Improvement
Community.
In a potentially positive change, reserve and reporting requirements constraining construction and commercial lending by community banks under Dodd - Frank, the banking reform law enacted in 2010, could eas
In a potentially
positive change, reserve and reporting requirements constraining construction and commercial lending by
community banks under Dodd - Frank, the banking reform law
enacted in 2010, could eas
in 2010, could ease.