1st Grammy Music Educator Award: Kent Knappenberger
The winner of the first-ever Music Educator Award from the GRAMMY Foundation has been announced: a music teacher and choir director from a rural school in upstate New York.
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What a student wants in a school CEO
We respond to an op-ed in today's <em>Baltimore Sun</em>, in which a student describes the qualities he would like to see in the next CEO for Baltimore's schools.
Student asks, Why are there no white kids here?
A look at schools that have very few white students tells us something about the state of segregation in the US, and it paints a rather bleak picture that breaks our heart.
Teens make nice words, not cyberbullying, go viral
Instead of using technology for cyberbullying, many teens and tweens in the US are using it to promote nice words about their classmates and schools. Nice it forward!!
U of I student laureate praises prep @ Hinsdale South
A special education major was named the student laureate at the University of Illinois, Urbana, and she says her time at Hinsdale South High School in Darien really set her on a good path.
Tenn. student objects to standardization, Common Core
A very eloquent objection to many school reforms sweeping the country was entered onto the record in Knox County, Tenn., by Ethan Young, a student. Our response follows.
IL's Teacher of the Year passes on the inspiration
We asked Pam Reilly, the 2014 Illinois Teacher of the Year, a few questions about teaching and the reasons she has followed the profession.
Schools to give end-of-course test in middle of course
Should scheduling conflicts cause by exams that will be field tested for the Common Core supersede a high school exit exam at one Maryland middle school?
Baltimore County to showcase magnet programs Saturday
Baltimore County Public Schools will hold a Magnet Expo Saturday in Timonium in order to show parents and students in its schools what the magnet programs have to offer.
Connecticut kids tell us what makes a good teacher
A spontaneous and unrehearsed video will open the eyes of the corporate reform movement about how to measure teacher quality.