Community Foundation presents prizes to local educators
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The Community Foundation presented 10 prizes totaling $100,000 during the 21st annual Dawbarn Education Awards ceremony.
Search Results for Teacher of the Year
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Union-backed California Gov. Brown appeals Vergara decision
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California Gov. Jerry Brown has decided to appeal the Vergara decision on teacher tenure and other traditional job protections for teachers. This isn’t a surprising move, considering how much political backing Brown has received from teachers’ unions.
Gaye Adegbalola and Roddy Barnes: Neo-classic blues at WTA’s Gateway
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Gaye Adegbalola embraces and redefines the classic style of the great blues divas of the 1920s and 30s – those often fiercely independent “wild women” who were unashamed to lay their souls bare and unafraid to give advice. Adegbalola invokes the spirit and addresses the lyrics & improvisational techniques of these classic blues women and brings history to life.
Community Mourning: Waynesboro loses local arts icon
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The Waynesboro arts community is in mourning today over the sudden passing of artist, dramatist, author and retired Waynesboro High School teacher Duane Hahn. “Duane … how can we imagine creative Waynesboro without you? I’m heartbroken,” wrote author and friend Elizabeth Massie on a Facebook post Thursday morning. Hahn was an icon to the local…
She’s Mom
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From eight to four, she’s their mom, and they’re her little ones. “This is a family. I have a family at home, and I have a family here,” said Bev Roach, a third-grade teacher at Churchville Elementary School in Augusta County and the 2008 Augusta County Teacher of the Year.
One breakthrough at a time
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Pat Harmon knows intimately what her students are going through. “I know. I remember sitting in sixth grade,and the girl behind me, when I was reading aloud, was chuckling and laughing when I kept missing words,” said Harmon, a reading specialist at Thomas Harrison Middle School in Harrisonburg and the 2008 Harrisonburg Teacher of the…
A passion for reading
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Alycia Knicely, you could say, is familiar with the territory at Berkeley Glenn Elementary School. “I’ve been here for 16 years as a teacher. And I attended Berkeley Glenn as a child from kindergarten to sixth grade. And my parents live two doors down from the school. Still. Berkeley Glenn is home,” said Knicely, the…
How to tame a wild gangbanger
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen If you do choose to see the new Hilary Swank movie “Freedom Writers,” be prepared for yet another dangerous journey by a noble teacher who is surrounded by savage, ‘tude-filled students, deep in the heart of the Blackboard Jungle.
Pete Barlow dropping out of Sixth District Democratic congressional race
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Pete Barlow said Monday that he is ending his bid for the Democratic Party nomination for the Sixth District seat in Congress.
What makes Bentleigh West a great place for early childhood education
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Selecting the right setting for early childhood education goes beyond choosing a center, it also means finding a place that supports growth.
