by Emily Hoerner & Jenny Leonard | Apr 20, 2011 | Topics
Rick Bryant Current Position: Chief of Staff, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) Why He Matters Bryant first met his current boss, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., while working as a political reporter in Chicago. Normally Bryant reported on three or four campaigns at a time,...
by Emily Hoerner & Jenny Leonard | Apr 14, 2011 | Education
Alexandra Rice/MNS T. Willard Fair and Lisa Keegan discuss students’ needs with a visiting Chicago Public Schools student after the panel WASHINGTON – Education Secretary Arne Duncan is considering whether to grant waivers to No Child Left Behind Act provisions...
by Emily Hoerner & Jenny Leonard | Apr 7, 2011 | Education
WASHINGTON –The marriage of design and science will help bridge “the innovation gap” in U.S. schools, speakers said at a conference Thursday. Frustrated teachers agreed but asked how to apply the concept in the classroom with such limited funding. In a time of...
by Emily Hoerner & Jenny Leonard | Apr 7, 2011 | Education
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder says the Justice Department has a central role to play in tackling the problem of youth violence, but some education experts are skeptical of the federal government’s hand in the matter. At the National Forum on...
