by Julia Edwards | Sep 23, 2010 | Education
WASHINGTON — Bravery. Perseverance. Loyalty. These attributes that athletes play to prove are also part of a high school and collegiate sideline culture that has often kept players from speaking up when an unseen injury—like a concussion–occurs. The...
by Emmarie Huetteman | Aug 25, 2010 | Education
Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty, Washington Chancellor of Schools Michelle Rhee and Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez helped more than 100 students start the second day of school Tuesday — with a walk. The two-block walk to...
by Kira Boyd & Empriss Campbell | Aug 19, 2010 | Education, Politics
Jacqueline Jones is the former assistant commissioner for the Division of Early Childhood Education in the New Jersey State Department of Education. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan appointed her to her current position in July 2009. This is the first time the...
by Emmarie Huetteman | Aug 19, 2010 | Education
On issues of elementary and secondary education, Assistant Secretary Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana is Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s chief adviser — a crucial position in a time of transition for the American education system. Her experience turning around the...
by Emmarie Huetteman | Aug 16, 2010 | Education
WASHINGTON — Last year, Cary Wright graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English. This month, the Teach For America corps member started his second year as a fifth grade teacher. But Wright doesn’t teach English; he teaches math. Get the Flash Player to see this...
by Emmarie Huetteman | Aug 11, 2010 | Education
WASHINGTON — The Department of Education hosted its first conference on bullying Wednesday, adding the issue to a steadily growing list of education priorities for the Obama administration. Speaking at the conference the day after President Barack Obama approved...
