As many of you know, the HOPE Foundation provides world class conferences for educators featuring national leaders in education. Recently, my former colleagues from my time as a Superintendent of Schools returned from an exciting time in Atlanta at the latest HOPE conference.
Here is what Wendy had to say:
I have been an educator for 16 years. [...]
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Imagine an environment where students become researchers and writers and teachers become guides and helpers; providing tutelage for students who work on a major thesis of mutual interest.
Here is a great little story about a high school in Indiana that has developed a program for inquisitive students who want to read, write and research but [...]
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I was reading through some of the great content on the HOPE Foundation website and came upon this quote from Paul Houston, the former executive director of the American Association of School Administrators (AASA).
I believe those who make education policy and those who carry it out need to work a lot harder at not being [...]
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