Music and the Arts: A New Opera
Dec20

Music and the Arts: A New Opera

 “Miracle!, a new opera, is winning hearts and transforming the musical education of children.”— C. M. Rubin    Photo courtesy of Christopher Hall.  I know when I have experienced a miracle:  getting the opportunity to meet Andrew Lloyd Weber in the 1980’s to talk about the talent of an unknown artist named Sarah Brightman who was to headline in a Lloyd Weber production called Song and Dance; sitting next...

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The Global Search for Education: And the Winners Are…
Dec19

The Global Search for Education: And the Winners Are…

 2011 NAB Schools First National Award Winner – Tyrrell College in Sea Lake, Victoria, Australia – recognized for its student-business mentor program with AWB Grainflow and Agrivision Photo courtesy of ACER.  Research shows that student outcomes (including student engagement, attendance, retention and academic performance) can be significantly enhanced when students are connected to and involved with their community. ...

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How Will We Read: On Main Street?
Dec13

How Will We Read: On Main Street?

 “Independent book stores create interest by selecting a mix of products that the community is interested in seeing.” — Oren Teicher  Main Street is off to a promising holiday season, with online and in-store results indicating that sales in independent book stores are well up for 2011 over 2010. Nielsen BookScan for Thanksgiving week showed an increase of 15.5% over the same week in 2010, and in-store websites...

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The Global Search for Education: Dreams
Dec08

The Global Search for Education: Dreams

    “I see schools as being a place for finding your talent, enriching yourself through being socially attached to one another, and building a healthy personality.” — Pasi Sahlberg  Finnish educator Pasi Sahlberg and Chancellor Stephen Spahn of the Dwight School in Manhattan have big dreams for education.  Sahlberg, the celebrated global reformer and author of newly released (and already in reprint) Finnish...

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The Global Search for Education: Block Building
Dec06

The Global Search for Education: Block Building

 “We have implemented very high academic standards that are internationally competitive” — Michael Block  The co-founders of BASIS Schools, Michael and Olga Block, aimed to offer the type of education students receive in the top performing education systems around the world, the type of education that would help American students compete in the global economy. Ten years after BASIS Schools opened its first...

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