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Posted by education4and2parents on 6th December 2011
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Posted by education4and2parents on 26th September 2011
Posted in Education, Parents, Community Outreach, Parental Engagement, Fatherhood, families, K-12, Children, Academics, Dropout rate, community involvement, reform, remedial, post secondary education, Higher education, Career, Achievement, research, studies, student, kids, students, public schools, African Americans, African American Men, African American Women, Men, Special Education, Maryland, Empowermet, Service, 100 Black Men, 100 Black Women, CEO, neighborhoods, Political, PGCPS, College Readiness, digital learning, teaching, Living Education Magazine, Graduation, Seniors, National | Comments
Posted by education4and2parents on 23rd May 2011
Dr. Joe A. Hairston discusses student achievement in Baltimore County Public Schools.
A visionary and progressive leader, Dr. Joe A. Hairston has served since 2000 as Superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools, the nation's 26th largest school system. Dr. Hairston’s administration is now among the longest in the modern day history of the school system. Dr. Hairston’s results-based leadership has yielded a growing list of achievements including greater student participation and success in Advanced Placement and national renown for the quality of high schools and arts education, use of technology, greater accountability, and resource conservation.
A career rooted in the classroom
A career educator, Dr. Hairston's ascent in education administration began and is rooted in the classroom. Over the years, he has developed and refined strategies that have proven successful in raising student achievement. Dr. Hairston began his career in 1969 as a teacher in Prince George's County. Within two years of entering the classroom, he was appointed department chairperson and five years after that he became administrative assistant to a principal. He was appointed vice principal in 1977 and was named a principal in 1981. While serving as the principal of Crossland High School, from 1982 to 1986, Dr. Hairston developed an organizational, instructional, and marketing model for high school reform that he next employed at Suitland High School. At Suitland, a low-performing school with almost 2,300 students, Dr. Hairston implemented a nationally recognized visionary magnet program, which increased achievement for all students in the school – not just those in the magnet program. His achievements in turning Suitland around were recognized by President Ronald Reagan, Vice President George Bush, and Secretary of Education William J. Bennett and led the school to receive a National Award of Excellence. Many of the elements of Dr. Hairston's formula for student success – developed throughout the 1980s – are echoed in the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
In 1989, Dr. Hairston was named assistant superintendent of Prince George's County Public Schools. Then in 1995, he became the first appointed (rather than elected) superintendent of Clayton County Public Schools in Jonesboro, Georgia. During his tenure in Clayton County, he earned praise for infusing technology into the administration and schools, increasing business partnerships, and developing community advocacy and fiscal support for the school system.A native of Virginia, Dr. Hairston earned a doctorate in education administration from Virginia Tech (1993), a master's degree in administration and physical education from American University (1976), and bachelor's degree in biology and physical science from Maryland State University (now the University of Maryland Eastern Shore) (1969).
Posted in Education, Parents, Community Outreach, Parental Engagement, Fatherhood, families, secondary education, Children, Academics, Dropout rate, community involvement, America's promise pledge, Internet radio, reform, remedial, post secondary education, Higher education, Colleges and universities, Achievement, research, scholar, studies, homeownership, Homeowners, Women, students, public schools, African Americans, African American Men, African American Women, Men, Women, Special Education, Degree, Maryland, Empowermet, 100 Black Men, 100 Black Women, Md, homelessness, neighborhoods, Political, empowerment, social, latino, hispanic, College Readiness, kindergarteners, learning, Graduation | Comments
Posted by education4and2parents on 28th January 2011
Parent Talk will discussed the challenges facing foster care students and their care givers with Dr. Anita Reed, Mental Health Therapist with Arlington County Public Schools.
BIO
Anita H. Reed, Ph.D, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker and therapist who specialize in the treatment of adolescents, adults, and families. She has more than 23 years of experience serving at-risk youth and families as a direct service provider and also as a developer and analyst of programs and policy. She worked for Arlington County Department of Human Services for 14 years as a program manager and supervisor of child welfare staff. Her experiences with the Department spanned the continuum of services from prevention to foster care. For the past 9 years, she has worked as a mental health therapist for Arlington County Public Schools. She has also been an adjunct professor at Catholic University’s National School of Social Services (NCSSS) for 5 years, with a specific focus on child welfare policy. Dr. Reed graduated from Vassar College with a B.A in Sociology, received her Masters in Social Work from Columbia University, and completed her doctoral studies in Social Work at the National Catholic School of Social Services at Catholic University.
Posted in Education, Parents, Community Outreach, Parental Engagement, Fatherhood, families, K-12, Children, Academics, Dropout rate, community involvement, conversation, post secondary education, Higher education, Achievement, scholar, stress, tribal colleges and universities, suicide, disabilities, Women, student, kids, students, public schools, African Americans, Women, Special Education, Empowermet, Md, homelessness, neighborhoods, Political, empowerment, social, latino, hispanic, PGCPS, kindergarteners, Foster care, learning | Comments
Posted by education4and2parents on 17th July 2010
The Journey Begins Internet Radio for the engaged parent and dedicated educator discuss strategies schools can use to increase parental engagement among Hispanic families with Ms America Calderon, Tellin’ Stories Coordinator with Teaching For Change, Inc. located in Washington, DC.
Usually, I am asked if I was named because of the “country” so I use my name to educate people that America is not a country but a continent. I am from Guatemala. I was forced to flee my country in 1982. For the first six months in the U.S.A., I did not get a bed because I thought the “revolution” was going to win and we could go back soon. Twenty five years later, I am still here, we did not win the revolution, nothing has changed back in my country, but I got a bed. I started working in the Tellin’ Stories Project in February 2008 as a program manager and community organizer. I like working with such a diverse group of women in a collaborative, supportive way that I could not get anywhere else. I have three children: one lives in Mexico, one in Pittsburgh, and the youngest is finishing college in Providence, RI. I love biking to work, swimming and my passion is doing ceramics. My great accomplishments are my children.
Posted in Uncategorized, Education, Parents, Community Outreach, Parental Engagement, families, K-12, secondary education, Children, Academics, community involvement, conversation, Internet radio, reform, Achievement, studies, heritage, kids, students, public schools, Degree, Empowermet, Service, co-curriculum, curriculum, neighborhoods, social, latino, hispanic | Comments
Posted by education4and2parents on 7th April 2010
The Journey Begins radio for the engaged parent and dedicated educator presents an interview with Mr. Scott Pearson. Mr. Pearson is the Associate Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education, where he serves as deputy in the Office of Innovation and Improvement. His portfolio includes issues of school choice and charter schools, innovation, and education for military families. Prior to joining the Department he was active in civic affairs in San Francisco, including co-founding and serving as board chair for Leadership Public Schools, a charter management organization serving low-income communities with college-preparatory high schools. Mr. Pearson has had a long career in business with America Online and Bain and Company, and served as a trade negotiator during the Clinton Administration. He is married to Diana Farrell and has two children.
Posted in Education, Parents, News, Community Outreach, Parental Engagement, Fatherhood, military families, families, K-12, secondary education, Children, Academics, Family Deployment, Deployment, Dropout rate, community involvement, America's promise pledge, conversation, Internet radio, reform, remedial, post secondary education, Higher education, Colleges and universities, Career, Achievement, research, scholar, Adult education, studies, stress, heritage, homeownership, Homeowners, disabilities, Women, student, kids, students, public schools, Men, Women, Special Education, Degree, Maryland, BRAC, Empowermet, Service | Comments
Posted by education4and2parents on 2nd April 2010
Posted in Education, Parents, News, Community Outreach, Parental Engagement, Fatherhood, military families, families, K-12, Children, Academics, Family Deployment, Dropout rate, community involvement, America's promise pledge, conversation, Internet radio, post secondary education, Higher education, Colleges and universities, Career, Achievement, Adult education, stress, heritage, bullying, homeownership, Homeowners, Women, student, kids, students, African Americans, African American Men, African American Women, Men, Women, Maryland, Empowermet, Service, 100 Black Men, 100 Black Women | Comments
Posted by education4and2parents on 30th March 2010
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The Journey Begins radio for the engaged parent and dedicated educator presents a discussion with Dr. Reginald S. Avery, President of Coppin State University on the role of higher education and community involvement.
Dr. Reginald S. Avery officially assumed the presidency of 109-year-old Coppin State University, on January 14, 2008. Dr. Avery, who was serving as Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of South Carolina Upstate, became Coppin’s fifth president, succeeding Dr. Stanley F. Battle. Dr. Avery brought more than 35-years of experience in higher education to Coppin State University and a strong allegiance to its mission and a pledge to advance excellence and effectiveness.
Dr. Avery had served as Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor at the University of South Carolina Upstate (USC) since 2003. In 2006-07, he served as the institution’s Acting Chancellor while the Chancellor was on sabbatical. Previously, he was Provost at Alma College in Michigan, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Kentucky State University and Founding Dean of the School of Professional Programs at Benedict College in South Carolina. He served on the faculty of the University of Tennessee and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. While holding leading posts at USC Upstate, Dr. Avery served on several boards, including those of the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce, Urban League of the Upstate, and 100 Black Men
Posted in Uncategorized, Education, Community Outreach, families, Academics, community involvement, conversation, Internet radio, post secondary education, HBCUs, Higher education, Colleges and universities, Achievement, studies, homeownership, Homeowners, student, students, African American Men, African American Women, Degree, Maryland, Empowermet, Service, 100 Black Men, 100 Black Women | Comments
