2010

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The Lee family, United Way supporters, recently shared with us this letter to santa hand-written by their daughter Taylor.We were so touched by the message in the letter, we thought we'd share it with all of you. In her letter Taylor, a 4th grader, asks Santa to give all of the presents intended for her to children in need.  read more »

I would like to nominate a very good teacher, one who always goes out of her way to teach and motivate her students.  Her name is Monica L. Cawley.   She currently teaches at the James E.  read more »

On Sunday, the Washington Post ran an op-ed co-authored by Carol Johnson*, superintendent of Boston Public Schools; Joel Klein, chancellor, New York City Department of Education; Michelle Rhee, chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools and a collection of other educators from across the country entitled "How to Fix our Schools."  The op-ed, which the authors categorized as "A Manifesto"  has already accumulated nearly 400 comments.  Comments now are closed on the Washington Post website, but we'd still like to hear what you think.  read more »

The following is a nomination written by Bonnie Wolstromer

Teacher: Jeanne Caron
School in which she/he teaches:: Annie L. Sargent Elementary School
Briefly, describe why::  read more »

The following nomination was written by Brook Doire:
Teacher: Mairead Orpen
School in which she/he teaches:: Innovation Academy Charter School

In my 7 years of teaching I have never met a more dedicated language arts teacher. Mairead takes the time and energy to let every student that she interacts with know that she is an advocate for their future. Students enjoy her class because she makes learning fun; not only does she tap into each learning style when she teaches a topic, but it is as if she remembers the challenges from when she was in middle school and so she works hard to intertwines steps to success within all projects and tasks.  read more »