The Good Principal (Lehigh Alumni Bulletin)
Feb 28, 2013
Three years ago, Otis Hackney was asked to turn around a school notorious for tensions among students. The key, he says, is simple, but elusive: Teaching people to respect ea…
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Choice in education (OpEd, Philadelphia Inquirer)
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…
Alex Wiseman: How test scores in U.S. schools really stack up (MCall)
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…
Dr. Iveta Silova and Dr. William Hunter Receive UN Teaching Award
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…
In Retrospect: George White
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…
Donegan Elementary School celebrates inauguration as COMPASS community school
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…