Education World news editor Ellen Delisio tracks down education news from across the nation and around the world. Some sites credited in this archive may require free registration. Some links may be valid for only a brief period of time.
School Librarian Donates $1.12 Million to College
The estate of retired school librarian Jane Iris Crutchfield has left $1.12 million to her alma mater, the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Crutchfield died in 2006 at the age of 92.
12/03/08
Principal Camps on Roof for Four Days
Cecil McClellan, principal of Kathleen High School in Lakeland, Florida, spent four nights camping on the school roof of Kathleen to settle a bet he made to encourage students to meet state test requirements.
11/05/08
Teacher Helps Kids Break Stereotypes
First-grade teacher Maggie Doben's students at the Cambridge Friends School have the chance to befriend at least half a dozen people with a wide range of physical disabilities during an eight-week program to help children become more sensitive to differences.
10/08/08
How Good Teachers Connect
Teachers who make learning interactive, tell stories about their own youth, or proudly display children's work tend to quickly win over students, a top special ed teacher says.
09/24/08
Kindergarten Teacher's First Lesson: Try Hard
First-time kindergarten teacher Darin Peets, who is a quadriplegic, told his young students they need to try new things before asking for his help. Peets previously taught older students.
09/10/08
Educators Paying to Stock Classrooms
Severe budget cuts in the Clark County, Nevada, district have led to teachers spending more of their own money on classroom supplies.
08/27/08
Principal Spends Summer Visiting Students
Armed with maps and back-to-school information and aboard a scooter, Saghalie (Federal Way, Washington) Middle School principal Damon Hunter visited the home of every one of his 600 students this summer.
08/14/08
School Strives to Help Poor Kids Learn
Sherrie Gahn, principal of Whitney Elementary School in East Las Vegas, Nevada, has made it her mission to ensure her students get what they need to help them learn -- including food, clothes, eyeglasses, and haircuts.
06/10/08
Alumni Serenade Former Music Teacher
Former students came from all over to honor retiring Chula Vista (California) music teacher Ron Bolles with a special concert. Money raised by the concert went to arts education.
05/31/08
Teacher Delays Retirement at Request of Dying Former Student
Sixth-grade teacher Mary Brown retired this year from Francis Parker Middle School in San Diego after fulfilling a promise she made years ago to a dying former student: to delay her retirement until she taught his son.
05/31/08
Woman Donates Kidney to Former Teacher
Darren Paquin, an English teacher at Elwood (Indiana) Community High School, received a special gift from former student Angie Collins: a kidney. Paquin was suffering from kidney failure.
05/13/08
Education World news editor Ellen Delisio tracks down education news from across the nation and around the world. Some sites credited in this archive may require free registration. Some links may be valid for only a brief period of time.