Month: September 2022

Straight Up Conversation: Teachers Who Pray Founder Marilyn Rhames – by Frederick Hess

Marilyn Rhames is the founder and CEO of Teachers Who Pray, a nonprofit working in 131 schools across 38 states to help educators ground their work in knowledge, faith, and prayer. Before founding Teachers Who Pray, Marilyn taught in Chicago Public Schools for 15 years and worked as a New York City reporter for People, Time, and various metro newspapers. She is a popular blogge...

School choice, charters propel achievement in Denver schools by External Relations, Education Next

Contact: David Osborne: 978-768-3217, dosborne@ppionline.org, Reinventing America’s Schools Jackie Kerstetter: 814-440-2299, jackie@alessicommunication.com, Education Next Communications School choice, charters propel achievement in Denver schools Principals and schools use autonomy to drive results April 7, 2016— To better meet the unique needs…

New Field Trip Study – by Jay P. Greene

The National Art Education Association and the Association of Art Museum Directors just released a new study examining the effects of student field trips to art museums.  The study looked at outcomes for students who went on a single field trip to one of six different art museums around the country.  Instead of going to the museum, some students received an art museum interven...