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U.S. Secretary of Education announces initiative to improve educational system

U.S. Secretary of Education announces initiative to improve educational system

by Kaitlin Bender-Thomas | Jan 24, 2023 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona delivered an address Tuesday afternoon about the department’s new initiative to transform education and create long-term change. The department’s focus remains aligned with the priorities Cardona...
Education reform group booms on college campuses — but some remain wary of another non-teacher voice

Education reform group booms on college campuses — but some remain wary of another non-teacher voice

by Megan Neunan | Mar 14, 2012 | Education

  WASHINTON – Esther Owolabi was in the seventh grade when her dad, a veteran Chicago schools teacher, repeated his principal’s comment from a faculty meeting: “Not all of these kids can be Barack Obama, not all these kids can be president. You need some cab...
Smaller class sizes a panacea? Not everyone agrees

Smaller class sizes a panacea? Not everyone agrees

by James Arkin | Feb 22, 2012 | Education

      WASHINGTON — In his time as a student teacher at a struggling Cincinnati public school, Jacob Towner led one class where his 16 students kept the peace and showed promise in the classroom. Then, Towner had to combine that group with another...

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