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Enriching Educational Experiences through Cultural Diversity
What is it like to move from El Salvador to the United States as a child? And then become a teacher in the United States – and a State Teacher of the Year? Sarahi Monterrey shares her experiences on teaching in a new culture in this blog post.
Student robotics team helps Iraq War veteran develop prosthetic hand
Students on the Beyer High School robotics team wanted to make a difference, and an Iraq War veteran from Stockton is grateful for their efforts.
Social-emotional learning and achievement at Valor
Valor Collegiate Academies is crediting a sharp focus on social and emotional learning (SEL) for students’ astonishing academic success, which propelled its Tennessee schools to the top 1 percent of all middle schools in the state in its first year.
To Carry and Be Carried
How teachers bear the weight of their students—and are sometimes “carried” themselves
Civic Education and the Voting Booth
Educators may wonder if efforts to encourage citizenship have any lasting effect. A recent study offers good news.
EL charter school opening to serve at-risk students
This fall, a new school is opening in Elgin, IL, and it will seek to differentiate itself by implementing a model that incorporates social consciousness and character development. This model is known as Expeditionary Learning (EL), and it was what attracted the new principal, Lezlie Fuhr, to take the new role.
Small Town forms citizens . . . and Olympians
Karen Crouse set out to research Norwich, VT, for a book about athletic development. She ended up writing about an extraordinary town, where the residents have deep and meaningful practices for forming their children.
Scholars on Schools: Interview with Jeffrey Guhin on the Importance of Principals
In this short clip, sociologist Jeffrey Guhin talks with veteran educator Angus McBeath about the crucial role of good principals in creating school climate.
College sophomore inspired to employ refugees
Riley Benner, a sophomore at College of the Holy Cross, was inspired by a panel discussion on challenges facing refugees to be part of the solution. With the help of several funding streams, he’s restarting Phoenix Haberdashery, employing refugees who make handmade reversible ties.
Model UN requires students to take other perspectives
Young female students at Buffalo’s Nardin Academy recently trekked to Chicago to represent Brazil in a Model United Nations conference hosted by University of Chicago students, an exercise in civics that required students to immerse themselves in new cultures and ideas.
Catholic school poll: approval of character at local level
A national survey on character in which a West Roxbury, Massachusetts, Catholic school participated found that respondents have far more confidence in the integrity of local leaders than national ones, a lesson that the school is using to teach its students about character, despite the polarized national political landscape.
Waffle House waitress earns $16,000 scholarship after her kind act goes viral
Waffle House waitress Evoni Williams said she was just doing her job, but local leaders contend her act of kindness for an elderly patron displayed the type of character that deserves recognition.
