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Everyday Heroes: Manuel Rustin

By newseditor 04/09/2012 02:01 pm | 1 Comment

A 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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Everyday Heroes: T.J. Martinez, Ed.M.’08

By Jill Anderson 08/04/2010 11:10 am | 14 Comments

T.J. Martinez, Ed.M.’08, serves as the first president of the Cristo Rey Jesuit School in Houston, a college preparatory school devoted to limited-income students. Read More…

Profiles Of Impact

Everyday Heroes: Richard Lambert, Ed.M.’08

By Jill Anderson 06/22/2010 04:31 pm | 2 Comments

Following graduation from the Mind, Brain, and Education Program, there were a lot of jobs Richard Lambert, Ed.M.’08, could have taken in education. However, Lambert, then only 25 and eager to see more of the world, chose to teach English internationally. Read More…

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Everyday Heroes: Brence Pernell, Ed.M.’09

By Jazmin Brooks 11/18/2009 12:57 pm | 11 Comments

Brence Pernell, Ed.M.’09, approached his first assignment as a teacher with the same balance of passion, humility, and determination that graced him during his academic career. Read More…

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Everyday Heroes: Julie Krieger, Ed.M.’08

By Amanda Dagg 01/14/2009 03:18 pm | 1 Comment

Julie Krieger, Ed.M.’08, enthusiastically admits that “Green is [her] thing.” It makes sense, then, that soon after graduating from the Teacher Education Program, she put her studies to work promoting environmental awareness and green practices in a local school district. Read More…

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Everyday Heroes: Eric Marcos, Ed.M.’03

By Molly Donovan 08/27/2008 12:52 pm | Add a Comment

Marcos, Ed.M.’03, a sixth-grade teacher at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica, Calif. and Mathrain’s creator, never expected that what started out as his classroom website would to get so much attention. “I knew I wanted it to be a destination, but I didn’t just want it to be a teacher’s boring website,” he explains. Read More…

Profiles Of Impact

Everyday Heroes: Frankie Cruz, Ed.M.

By Amanda Dagg 01/09/2008 09:39 am | Add a Comment

“Everyday Heroes,” is a continuing series that tells the stories of Ed School alums who are focusing their considerable talents and efforts on teaching, administration, counseling, and other areas that impact students and their learning on a daily basis. These … Read More…

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Everyday Heroes

By Jane Buchbinder 07/01/2003 02:37 pm | Add a Comment

Teachers Triumph against Overwhelming Odds Let’s face it. There are many reasons not to become a teacher—and they are all substantial. For starters, public school teachers in the United States work more hours each year than teachers in almost every … Read More…

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