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KRON 4: Oakland Middle School Teacher Honored at White House
April 23, 2013 By Sylvia Ramirez An Oakland teacher was honored by President Obama at a White House ceremony on Tuesday. I’Asha Warfield is a 7th grade English teacher at Oakland’s Frick Middle School. She is California’s only nominee for … Continue reading
This American Life: Harper High
February 15/22, 2013 This American Life spent five months at Harper High School in Chicago, where last year alone 29 current and recent students were shot. 29. They went to get a sense of what it means to live in the … Continue reading
180 Days: A Year In An American School
180 Days: A Year In An American School Following the day-to-day stories of students, parents, teachers and staff at the Washington Metropolitan High School (DC MET), “180 Days: Inside An American High School” is an intimate portrait of a public … Continue reading
American Graduate Student Film Festival
Deadline for Entries: March 1st, 2013 What is the American Graduate Student Film Festival? The American Graduate Student Film Festival (AGFF) is an online video competition for students ages 10 to 19 to engage youth about the high student dropout … Continue reading
PBS Newhour:Can STEM Education Close the Achievement Gap?
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Good: How We Can Curb America's Staggering Dropout Rate
December 21, 2012 By Jason Bateman Most people would agree that starting a family is a major game changer. The second a child comes in to your life you are no longer the priority. Every bit of focus is about … Continue reading
Huffington Post: Oakland Schools To Allow Federal Monitoring Of Black Student Discipline
December 10, 2012 The Oakland Unified School District and the U.S. Department of Education agreed last week to allow for at least five years of federal monitoring as the district attempts to reduce the disproportionately high black student suspension rate, the Los Angeles … Continue reading
2012 Teacher Innovator Awards
Brought to you by PBS LearningMedia and The Henry Ford We want to recognize YOU — America’s innovative PreK-12 classroom educators, media specialists, technology coordinators and homeschool educators who use digital media to enhance student learning. Thirty winners across grades … Continue reading
KQED News: Oakland School District and Feds Agree on Changes to School Discipline
October 1, 2012 By Barbara Grady The Oakland Unified School District board agreed Thursday night to take specific steps to eradicate racial bias in school discipline, voting unanimously to enter a voluntary resolution with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office … Continue reading
