After seven years of teaching on the South Side of Chicago, Michelle Navarre had come to believe that a hands-on approach to education, where work in the classroom is strongly connected to the real world, [...]
Everyone is talking about how to update and innovate within education, and proactively prepare kids for the future. Real-world learning is central to that ongoing dialogue, and with good reason: Four out of five students [...]
The 3rd Annual RFK Urban Education Awards were presented during a special ceremony and luncheon on Saturday, June 11, during the 2016 STC Forum at NYU. The awards were to a Franklin Headley, founding principal of VOICE Charter School; [...]
For over 40 years, Dennis Littky has been reimagining education and preparing students for success in high school and beyond. His organization, Big Picture Learning, which was built on a student-centered education philosophy, became the [...]
The 3rd Annual Robert F. Kennedy Urban Education Awards will celebrate a student, teacher, and school leader, and will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s “Ripple of Hope” speech NEW YORK (May 18, 2016) — [...]