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2012 Doctoral Marshal: Chantal Francois
By newseditor 05/24/2012 05:07 pm | 5 CommentsA former middle school teacher, Chantal Francois came to the Ed School to explore school sites that support urban students of color well. Francois soon became most interested in school practices that related to literacy. Read More…
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2012 Doctoral Marshal: Jennie Weiner
By newseditor 05/24/2012 05:06 pm | 1 CommentJennie Weiner’s dissertation explores the introduction of Instructional Leadership Teams and the factors that affect their processes and approaches to implementing strategy in schools. Read More…
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Rhythm and Rhyme: Sona Chong Jho
By Marin Jorgensen 05/23/2012 03:57 pm | Add a CommentAs owner of Sockeye Media, the company she founded in 2001, Sona Chong Jho, Ed.M.’97, works to produce high-quality content across platforms — from video to print to new media — that is both educational and entertaining. (From “Ed.” magazine.) Read More…
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The Long Haul
By newseditor 05/22/2012 12:53 pm | 4 CommentsNo 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. (From “Ed.” magazine.) Read More…
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Everyday Heroes: Manuel Rustin
By newseditor 04/09/2012 02:01 pm | 1 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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Dare to Dream: William Trueheart
By newseditor 01/18/2012 01:09 pm | 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 changed. Read More…
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The Serial Entrepreneur: Ana Gabriela Pessoa
By newseditor 01/18/2012 01:03 pm | 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 number of people in her home country of Brazil. Read More…
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A New Way to Train Teachers: Brent Maddin
By newseditor 01/13/2012 02:16 pm | 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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Youth Speak: Gretchen Brion-Meisels
By newseditor 11/01/2011 10:22 am | 9 CommentsHow would education research be different if, rather than adults asking the questions, youth asked instead? This past summer doctoral student Gretchen Brion-Meisels, Ed.M.’11, decided to find out. Read More…
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If You Build It: Rena Upitis
By newseditor 09/06/2011 02:56 pm | 2 CommentsAuthor of the 2010 book, “Raising a School: Foundations of School Architecture,” Rena Upitis, Ed.D.’85, explores school architecture and how the physical environment can either enable or constrain learning. Read More…
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