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National Teacher of the Year Sydney Chaffee On How “All Teachers Can Be Leaders”
Sydney Chaffee recently was named National Teacher of the Year, but she doesn’t think she’s peaked yet. “As teachers, we always want to be better,” she says. And one way…
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Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week: Conexión Américas
Great teachers know that all students deserve an excellent education. That’s why the Tennessee Educational Equity Coalition, a network of education advocates led by Conexión Américas, is celebrating Teacher Appreciation…
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Leading change for changing leaders
The subject of leadership has long been a fascination of mine, both as an historian and as a veteran of several executive roles in the non profit and higher education…
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Math Design Collaborative
The Mathematics Design Collaborative (MDC) brings to mathematics teaching and learning high-quality instructional tools and professional support services that play a pivotal role in helping the Bill & Melinda Gates…
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Employers and Families Teaming Up on Behalf of Students in New Orleans
For busy families, navigating the education system can be intimidating. This is especially true today, because as education systems continue to grow, support for parents to understand those systems is…
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Keeping students on track: How to identify and address ‘Summer Melt’
For most students, receiving a college acceptance letter symbolizes the beginning of an exciting and rewarding journey. They breathe a sigh of relief as they head into high school graduation,…
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This Graduation Season, We’re Celebrating #ProgressInK12
Graduation season is not just a time of celebration, joy, and anticipation for the future, it’s also an opportunity to shine a spotlight on the teachers and schools that go…
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Teacher Appreciation Week: Showing Students the Sky’s the Limit
Rockets that fly 20 miles high. Prosthetic devices created with a 3-D printer. Food scrap that is converted into fuel. These might sound like the work of scientists or maybe…
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Teacher Appreciation Week: Honoring Students Where They Are
Montana teacher Anna Baldwin has received extensive recognition for her culturally responsive teaching. She is the recipient of the 2014 Montana Teacher of the Year award, the 2012 Teaching Tolerance…
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Teacher Appreciation Week: Forming Bonds, Inspiring Success
“If you really want to be an effective teacher, if you really want to reach kids and help them excel, you have to build relationships,” says high school teacher Anthony…