Loading...
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page.

Teach for America

Sort By: Relevancy | Date | Type
Displaying items 13-24 of 35
» View latimes.com items only
    Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  1. How to tackle student loan debt before you graduate

    Brazen Careerist
    Brazen Careerist If you're a recent graduate or current college student, or simply someone who follows the news, you know all too well that student loan debt in the U.S. has reached staggering proportions. Combine that with tuition rates rising faster...

    Tags: Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Graduation, Teaching and Learning, Starbucks Corp.

    2. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  2. W.Va. house sends education measure to governor

    West Virginia would change how county school districts hire teachers, free up more days on their calendars to bolster student instruction and require full-week schooling for 4-year-olds statewide, under legislation sent to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Friday....

    Tags: Politics, Elections, Teachers, Earl Ray Tomblin, Teaching and Learning

    3. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  3. As needs deepen, SD Legislature switches to planned process

    The 2013 session of the Legislature showed we have deepening, serious problems in rural South Dakota.   A law was passed creating a tuition-payback program for lawyers. They have to go to rural counties — those with fewer than 10,000 populations...

    Tags: Politics, Raven Industries Incorporated, Peace Corps, Laws, Awards and Prizes

    4. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  4. Tomblin's proposed W.Va. school overhaul clears first hurdle

    Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin saw his proposed overhaul of public schools clear its first legislative hurdle Tuesday when the Senate Education Committee endorsed the bill with modest changes to language addressing teacher hiring and the school calendar. Advanced...

    Tags: Politics, Teachers, Earl Ray Tomblin, Teaching and Learning, American Federation of Teachers

    5. Mar 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Letters: Who should teach?

    <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0308-english-interns-20130308%2C0%2C580648.story">Re "New rules for interns in schools," March 8</a>
    Re "New rules for interns in schools," March 8 The problem with putting teaching interns from programs like Teach for America into classrooms with English-language learners isn't the interns' lack of competence teaching such students; it's their lack of...

    Tags: Teachers, Career and Workplace, Teaching and Learning, Education, Apprentices

    6. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. A Teach for America fight

    In California, teachers whose students include English learners are required by state law to have special certification. That's sensible, given the special challenges that come with running a classroom in which not all children are equally proficient in the language being spoken. There are two ways to secure that certification: by graduating from a college or university that grants such a certificate, or by attending a program that educates would-be teachers in that specialty. The teachers certified by the latter route receive what is called an "intern credential."
    In California, teachers whose students include English learners are required by state law to have special certification. That's sensible, given the special challenges that come with running a classroom in which not all children are equally proficient in...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teachers, Career and Workplace, Los Angeles Unified School District, Teaching and Learning

    7. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Sam Zell's wife donates $50 million to Michigan creative writing

    In my book, donating money to support creative writing programs is generally a good thing. But I'm -- hmm, let's call it conflicted -- over a $50-million donation to the University of Michigan's MFA program in creative writing from Helen Zell, wife of Sam Zell.
    In my book, donating money to support creative writing programs is generally a good thing. But I'm -- hmm, let's call it conflicted -- over a $50-million donation to the University of Michigan's MFA program in creative writing from Helen Zell, wife of Sam...

    Tags: Human Interest, Chicago Tribune, Financially Distressed Companies, Education, Social Media

    8. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  8. Legislators make rapid decisions about bills

     PIERRE — Down to four working days to wrap up the 2013 session, state legislators moved rapidly through final decisions on many bills Wednesday, including approval of millions of dollars in one-time aid to public schools and start-up of a program...

    Tags: State Parks, Phyllis Heineman, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lawyers

    9. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| New Rushmore Radio

  9. SD Senate approves extra $6-million for schools

    <span style="font-size: medium;">PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Senate has approved a measure that would spend more than $6 million to provide a one-time boost in state aid to school districts and technical schools.</span>
    PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Senate has approved a measure that would spend more than $6 million to provide a one-time boost in state aid to school districts and technical schools. Senators voted unanimously to pass the bill, which now goes to the...

    Tags: Schools, Dennis Daugaard

    10. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| AP Virginia

  10. University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson Foundation announce honorees

    The University of Virginia has announced the 2013 recipients of the highest external honors given by the Charlottesville school.
    The University of Virginia has announced the 2013 recipients of the highest external honors given by the Charlottesville school. The Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals in architecture, law and citizen leadership are jointly sponsored by the university...

    Tags: FBI, Robert Mueller, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)

    11. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Gavin Newsom says the revolution will be digitized

    <strong>Citizenville</strong>
    -------------------- Citizenville How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government Gavin Newsom with Lisa Dickey Penguin Press: 272 pp., $25.95 -------------------- California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom has a lot more time on his hands than...

    Tags: Politics, Human Interest, Fidel Castro, Current TV (tv network), Peace Corps

    12. Jan 10, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  12. Computer geeks to help South Bend solve problems

    <span style="font-size: small;">A team of "geeks" will arrive in South Bend in the next few weeks with one main goal: use computer programs to make the city better.&nbsp; The Code for America fellowship program is bringing the experts in fields such as computer programming and urban planning to spend the rest of the year with the city and people who live there to assess some of the problems or struggles &ndash; including economic development, vacant and abandoned housing and helping local businesses work through red tape.</span>
    A team of "geeks" will arrive in South Bend in the next few weeks with one main goal: use computer programs to make the city better.  The Code for America fellowship program is bringing the experts in fields such as computer programming and urban planning...

    Tags: Culture, Cultural Development, Media Industry, Arts and Culture, Computer Science

< Previous • 1  2  3 • Next >
Original site for Teach for America topic gallery.
Advertisement
Loading...
 
 

Date:

Credit:

User-submitted

Tags:

Rate:
Sending...

E-mail this photo

Error: malformed email address(es)
Both "from" and "recipient" email fields are required.

Recipient E-mail Addresses

(up to 3, separated by commas) Send me a copy.

From:

e-mail | buy this photo | link to photo
Teach for America Photos
OK, so it's not the most holiday-ish gift. But Lanier's...
(November 11, 2012)
&#8216;Teaching in the Terrordome: Two Years in West Baltimore with Teach for America,' Heather Kim Lanier