The Long Haul
05/22/2012 12:53 pm EST | Add a CommentNo longer waiting for Superman, Geoffrey Canada, Ed.M.'75, continues to fight the good fight for thousands of kids in Harlem through hard work and an intolerance for excuses.... Read More...
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Harvard EdCast: Building Movements
By Matt Weber 04/11/2012 11:15 am EST | Add a CommentIn this edition of the Harvard EdCast, John H. Jackson, Ed.M.'98, Ed.D.'01, president and CEO of the Schott Foundation for Public Education, reflects on how we can close the opportunity gap in public schools across the country.... Read More...
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Everyday Heroes: Manuel Rustin
By Jill Anderson 04/09/2012 02:01 pm EST | Add a CommentA history and economics teacher at John Muir High School’s Arts, Entertainment and Media Academy in Pasadena, Calif., Manuel Rustin, Ed.M.'04, was honored recently with the prestigious Milken Educator Award.... Read More...
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The Ball Is in Their Court
By Lory Hough 01/18/2012 04:42 pm EST | Add a CommentRichard Polsky, M.A.T.'56, has long known that keeping the attention of kids isn't always easy.... Read More...
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One on One: William Fitzsimmons
By Lory Hough 01/18/2012 02:18 pm EST | 3 CommentsAs dean of admissions at the college, William Fitzsimmons, Ed.M.'69, Ed.D.'71, makes Harvard possible for other young people, including thousands from working-class backgrounds similar to his.... Read More...
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Dare to Dream: William Trueheart
By Jill Anderson 01/18/2012 01:09 pm EST | Add a CommentSoon after William Trueheart, Ed.D.'79, finished his undergraduate degree, he had dreams of being a businessman. But when he met a high school teacher who asked him to mentor some low-income students of color in Connecticut, his future aspirations ch... Read More...
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The Serial Entrepreneur: Ana Gabriela Pessoa
By Marin Jorgensen 01/18/2012 01:03 pm EST | 1 CommentAna Gabriela Pessoa, Ed.M.'07, has no patience for the status quo. Since long before graduating from the International Education Policy Program at the Ed School, she has searched for a way to bring high-quality, affordable education to the greatest n... Read More...
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Fuel to the Fire: Kaitlin LeMoine
By newseditor 01/18/2012 12:57 pm EST | Add a CommentWhen she walked into the Ed School's 2010 Fall Internship Expo, Kaitlin LeMoine, Ed.M.'11, found inspiration in the form of Families United in Educational Leadership (FUEL), a Boston-area nonprofit.... Read More...
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A New Way to Train Teachers: Brent Maddin
By Jill Anderson 01/13/2012 02:16 pm EST | 2 CommentsBrent Maddin, Ed.M.'07, Ed.D.'11, is provost at the Relay Graduate School of Education (RGSE) -- an independent graduate school focused exclusively on teacher preparation and certification in New York City and Newark, N.J.... Read More...
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On Board with Grove Hall Prep
By Michael Blanding 12/20/2011 04:10 pm EST | Add a CommentAs five Ed School alums help to open Grove Hall Preparatory Charter School, they learn what it takes to build a school from the ground up. (Photo by Jacob Krupnik. Courtesy of Uncommon Schools.)... Read More...
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