Category Archives: Teachers

Walking in Their Shadows: ED Officials Team Up with Principals

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

In celebration of National Principals Month, dozens of senior ED leaders and staff members are visiting schools today, tomorrow and Thursday across the country as part of an organized effort in which federal education officials are shadowing school leaders. These … Continue reading →

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Standing Up for Teachers is an International Endeavor

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Guest Blogger

Today teachers across the globe, from Budapest to Ramallah, are celebrating World Teachers’ Day. Using the theme “Taking a Stand for Teachers!” educators are meeting with students to encourage them to become teachers, holding rallies and leading discussions about the … Continue reading →

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Giving Teachers Tools to Stop Bullying: Free Training Toolkit Now Available

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Deborah Temkin

Over the past three years, at our annual Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summits, we have heard the same call by educators-– teachers want to help stop bullying, but they don’t know how. Most try to help, but few receive … Continue reading →

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The State of Education

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

“States and districts, schools and communities are driving more change than ever before,” Secretary Arne Duncan told reporters during a speech at the National Press Club yesterday. “Educators at every level are being more and more creative — pairing good … Continue reading →

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From Farming to the Forefront of Education: A College President’s Story

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Julie Ewart

As a teen growing up on his family’s 1,000-acre farm in southeastern Illinois, Terry Wilkerson had no plans to go college. “At that point in my life, I didn’t see the value of an education.  I just needed to get … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Highlights from Education Drives America Tour

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

After more than 100 events in 48 communities in 12 states, the Education Drives America bus tour came to a close last Friday at the Department’s plaza in Washington. Secretary Duncan wraps up the tour in the video below, and … Continue reading →

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Teachers@ED: Assistant Secretary Deb Delisle

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Deborah Delisle, says that after thirty-seven years in education, her “heart lies with kids everyday,” and is grounded in her role as a teacher. Delisle joined the Department of Education in April after … Continue reading →

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Appalachian Bound: Bus Tour Day Seven

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

Lexington: Finding inspiration in language Deputy Secretary Tony Miller stopped by Picadome Elementary School in Lexington, Ky for the first stop of day seven of the Department’s back-to-school bus tour across the country. Picadome is a unique school in that … Continue reading →

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Teachers’ Voices Heard on U.S. Department of Education Bus Tour

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Dan Brown

Over eighty meetings with teachers and school leaders in a two-week cross-country blitz—not bad work for a team of twelve Teaching Ambassador Fellows (TAFs) working for a year with the U.S. Department of Education. The Department of Education’s third annual … Continue reading →

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Collaboration on Display in Three States: Bus Tour Day Six

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

Columbia: Rural educators teaching with technology Rural educators face a challenge of isolation. Miles away from their peers, collaboration and training can often be difficult. Technology is helping bridge this geographic divide, and was the focus of our first Education … Continue reading →

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We’re Not in Kansas Anymore…But We Were for Bus Tour Day Five

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

Topeka: Celebrating a legacy of hope and courage If we’ve learned anything in three years of producing back-to-school tours, it’s that an event that begins with a high school band is bound to be terrific. That was certainly the case … Continue reading →

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Connecting with Colorado Communities: Bus Tour Day Four

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

Denver: Getting fit and staying healthy It may have been a once-in-lifetime occurrence: two cabinet secretaries, one governor, two U.S. senators and dozens of students all line-dancing. Historic or not, the importance of the Let’s Move! back-to-school bus tour event … Continue reading →

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