Feb 28, 2013
America's public schools have played a role in reducing inequality and increasing the bonds between people of diverse backgrounds. Yet, as we struggle through a particularly partisan era, a period in…
Jan 3, 2013
I'm the parent of an elementary and middle school student. I've attended both public and private schools in America, taught in the U.S. and Japan, and both supervised teachers and evaluated prin…
Dec 4, 2012
The Committee on Teaching About the United Nations (UN), an American association affiliated with the UN, has awarded Lehigh University a Best Practices Award. The university received this award on th…
Nov 9, 2012
Dr. George P. White, Director, Center for Developing Urban Educational Leaders The director of the College of Education’s Center for Developing Urban Educational Leaders reflects on the opportunities…
Oct 22, 2012
Donegan Elementary School celebrated its inauguration as a COMPASS Community School this Wednesday. The COMPASS Community School program aims to take a more holistic approach to teaching than tr…
Oct 20, 2012
In a recent episode of “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart asked U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, “What’s going on with No Child Left Behind?” “No Child Left Behind,” the secretary decl…