Sentences with phrase «great education stories»

One of the great education stories in Georgia has been the success of a distinguished group of charter schools dedicated to serving low and mixed - income students.

One of the great education stories in Georgia has been the success of a distinguished group of charter schools dedicated to serving low and...

By Alexander Russo There were some great education stories produced this past month, but also some flubs, large and small.

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In fact, if nothing else, you could say that the story of Andy Grove — a busboy who fled a life lived under Fascists, Nazis, and Communists to get an education at an institution free to all, including refugees, then taking that knowledge and using it to help invent an entire industry — illustrates exactly what makes America great.

All of this — his deeply felt ideas, his biblical knowledge, his autodidactical education, and his convoluting development of a theme — shows to clear effect in what most critics think his greatest story, «Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street.&rstory, «Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street.&rStory of Wall Street.»

News 12 Brooklyn story on BP Adams leading City University of New York (CUNY) students in a rally calling for greater affordability and investment in public higher education by the State.

Ken Silburn, who was the only Australian educator amongst the $ 1 million prize's coveted final 10, shares the story of a music teacher who had the greatest influence on his passion for education.

Hearing her side of the story, told a great deal through conversations with her multiple - job - working - yet - still - struggling mother, put a human face on broader debates on education, social policy, and culture.

Read a review of that book and find another great activity in the Education World story, Summer BOOK - TIVITIES # 2.

It's a very different story in the greater - Phoenix area, where school administrators involved in three highly publicized cases of alleged sexual abuse by teachers are being investigated by Arizona education officials for possible mishandling of the incidents.

For example I noticed that all my students are very talented in music, some real fine artistic qualities or amazing vocals, some are very good at math, have a great vocabulary and a very good education, are young budding actors, I can reveal stories through shadow theater, dance or recite.

Jeff was great to allow us to come and speak, and I hope that more educators get the chance to tell their stories on how Twitter is changing education.

That is the question that author and educator Bill Nave aims to answer in his new book from Harvard Education Press, Student - Centered Learning: Nine Classrooms in Action, in which nine teachers tell the stories of their own classrooms and how they altered their own methods to achieve greater student success.

It was this feeling I had while mulling how to react to Sabrina Tavernise's front - page New York Timesstory from last week, «Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor,» a story which generated a great deal of attention.

For those interested in the finer points of education policy, I'd also recommend: Alyson Klein on helping long - term English - language learners, Chad Aldeman on the difficulty of «raising the bar» for teacher preparation entry, Mike Petrilli's Education Next piece on a schools agenda for working - class families, Kathleen Porter Magee on a great - news story for Catholic schools, Nat Malkus on the Title I funding fight, and Paul Peterson on the «Bush - Obama» approach teducation policy, I'd also recommend: Alyson Klein on helping long - term English - language learners, Chad Aldeman on the difficulty of «raising the bar» for teacher preparation entry, Mike Petrilli's Education Next piece on a schools agenda for working - class families, Kathleen Porter Magee on a great - news story for Catholic schools, Nat Malkus on the Title I funding fight, and Paul Peterson on the «Bush - Obama» approach tEducation Next piece on a schools agenda for working - class families, Kathleen Porter Magee on a great - news story for Catholic schools, Nat Malkus on the Title I funding fight, and Paul Peterson on the «Bush - Obama» approach to reform.

Along the way, Green tells fascinating stories of teachers and researchers on a quest to create a true science of education — and pushes back against the notion that great teachers are born, not made.

Sullivan's bios are bound to motivate students to explore library and Internet resources to learn more about these important men and women, but the stories have great potential for serving an even higher purpose — for instilling in readers of all backgrounds the importance of discipline, pride, perseverance, and education!

While we have great understanding of the circumstances and experiences of some of the most marginalized and vulnerable in our education systems, we know very little about each other, our stories, and how we impact each other every day through interpersonal interactions.

Education World's readers responded to last year's back - to - school story with more than two dozen great ideas.

That Education World story from last fall is full of great ideas!)

KIPP, the nationwide network of charter schools and one of the great success stories of the charter movement, has 125 schools serving 41,000 students, making it less than one - twentieth the size of the New York City Department of Education.

Interestingly, today's extraordinarily high - performing urban charter schools — arguably the greatest story in public education in a generation — bear a curious resemblance to the Catholic schools of Baby Boomer memory.

Education's first great success story, Khan Academy, has amassed an amazing 3.4 million subscribers, and have received over 1.2 billion video views in their 13 - year history.

He tells the story of how American education experienced a great leap forward after World War II with the GI Bill, which he calls «the biggest voucher program in history.»

We each have our own story about what makes us get up every morning and continue fighting so that every child has the opportunity to receive a great education.

Her story is unique, but she's also one of the tens of thousands of New York parents fighting for school choice, parents who want their kids to have a great education — parents who will stop at nothing to make that happen.

From the story: «[Economic status] should no longer be a barrier to a great education in Pennsylvania.»

If we could get back to the basics — great schools — and empowering families to make the decisions that best suit their child's education, we might see more success stories for students, which is at the heart of why educators like McKeon signed up for this work in the first place.

According to the account, the Republicans believe «the [Dept. of Education] is trying to reassert federal control by exceeding its authority with a rule that would require state and local spending in low - income schools receiving Title I funds to be equal or greater than non-Title I schools... and force schools to include teacher salaries when measuring spending between Title I and non-Title I schools...» At the same time, the story notes that «King is facing pressure from civil rights groups who want to ensure the new education law does not deprive low - income students of equal fundinEducation] is trying to reassert federal control by exceeding its authority with a rule that would require state and local spending in low - income schools receiving Title I funds to be equal or greater than non-Title I schools... and force schools to include teacher salaries when measuring spending between Title I and non-Title I schools...» At the same time, the story notes that «King is facing pressure from civil rights groups who want to ensure the new education law does not deprive low - income students of equal fundineducation law does not deprive low - income students of equal funding.»

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When it comes to helping students who were once like them understand the importance of a great education and relieve the fear of attending a new school, however, their stories become especially important.

The entire story is a great case study in how the corporate education reform industry is trying to destroying our public education system and how parents, teachers and communities can fight back.

Site visitors are invited to grade their schools and communities on the key components of ASCD's New Learning Compact; pledge to support whole child education; share stories about great schools and classrooms; contact their local, state, and federal policymakers; and access resources to help them make the case for a well - balanced education that emphasizes academic rigor as well as the essential skills of critical thinking and creativity.

This year a passionate network of educators and education organizations are working together to encourage educators in every sector of the community to share the stories of the great things happening in their schools.

One of my greatest takeaways from my teacher education program was that in theory everything works but in practice, well, that is a different story.

It's a great window into the potential and echoes many stories we hear from students, families, and community members who are experiencing online education.

Alvin Chang (Vox): An honorary education writer by virtue of his frequent coverage of issues affecting education, Chang has produced a series of helpful, accessible stories on issues like housing segregation, affirmative action, and the impact of school attendance zones on school integregation that have been a great pleasure to see in recent weeks and months.

It was a very uplifting experience — and solid evidence that public education remains one of the great success stories of American life.

With the acute insight that distinguishes all great writers, Westover has crafted a universal coming - of - age story that gets to the heart of what an education is and what it offers: the perspective to see one's life through new eyes, and the will to change it.

A story not often covered in history texts, Susan E. Goodman's The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial, illustrated by the great E.B. Lewis, pays tribute to a young black girl and her family's efforts to bring about equal education in the public schools of mid-19th-century America.

The process of creating that mod was an education in itself: being able to play a quest I'd written taught me a great deal about how writing and story integrate into gameplay.»

It is also a great education to newer gamers to see where we have come from and how far we have advanced in telling a story through the medium of video games.

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Do you have a great story to share about the impact of master's or doctoral education?

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association Education program and TVO Parents have a great new webpage with stories and questions to get you and your children thinking.

If your education is in something unrelated, this is a great time to tell a resume story about how an unrelated field makes you a better candidate, such as an art degree teaching you creative problem - solving.

This is a great story of hope, education and commitment.

A survey of the greatest success stories in commercial building repurposing include the innovative developers who predicted the proliferation of charter schools in states which offered subsidies and other incentives to court the development of early and grade - school education.

Having a great story to tell as part of the education process is the foundation upon which traction from investors can be generated.