The last part of our South Africa service learning journey took us to the Eastern Cape and the cities of Port Elizabeth and East London. Both offer sharp contrasts.
Read More…Bringing Home Lessons from South Africa Service Learning Trip
Archive for February, 2014
Keep Our Best Leaders In Schools, Not Central Offices
A long practiced policy in K-12 education is to promote successful, dynamic principals to district-level leadership positions. The principal of the high performing high school, […]
Read More…Providing Effective Behavior Support for Teachers and Children
Several weeks ago, the US Department of Education and the US Department of Justice issued a series of guidelines to address growing evidence and concern over […]
Read More…AICUM’s Student Financial Aid Day at the State House – Your Participation Will Make the Difference!
Each year, students from colleges and universities across Massachusetts ascend on the State House for Student Financial Aid Day. This annual event provides an opportunity for students to advocate for funding to the need-based financial aid programs critical to helping student get to – and through – college.
Read More…A Quiet Revolution
Boston Interim Superintendent, John McDonough, and his team are quietly leading a revolution, one that is transforming the way business is done in this 57,000 student public school district
Read More…Service Learning Students Experience Sharp Contrasts in Cape Town
On this leg of our service learning trip, we pondered the artifacts from 60,000 people who worked, raised children, and socialized in what was now a barren landscape.
Read More…Webinar Introducing the New MA Pre-K Science, Technology, and Engineering Standards
Follow the link below for a webinar introducing the new Pre-K Science, Technology and Engineering Standards. The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) […]
Read More…The Printmaking/Mixed Media Works of Liz Chalfin and Bryan Smith: A Reflection
Let me begin by saying I never quite know what to expect when I see the words “Mixed Media.” In this case, it turned out […]
Read More…WATCH: Prostitution and Sex Trafficking Addressed at Wheelock International Conference
Speaking at Wheelock College’s 2013 Conference, Global Challenges and Opportunities for Children, Youth, and Families, panelists discuss “Prostitution, Trafficking, Human Rights: Political, Economic & Gendered Dimensions.”
Read More…WATCH: Conversations with Higher Ed Presidents
The Wheelock College Global Challenges Conference hosted a dialogue between leaders of higher education institutions from around the world.
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