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NAME: Serena "Not Esther" Williams OCCUPATION: Teen-age tennis phenom BEST PUNCH: The high school graduate noted that Hingis' habit of speaking out might have "a little bit to do with not having a formal education...
...reading or history lessons that draw out ethical and moral issues rather than just rote learning of names and dates. The colorful, visible aspects may look simplistic, but the subtle and more thoughtful work of character education can make all the difference. I'm sorry you missed the story. ESTHER F. SCHAEFFER Executive Director and CEO Character Education Partnership Washington
...Things were pretty dead by then politically," says Esther V. John...
...field as susceptible to fads as public education (Remember values clarification? Self-esteem development?), character ed is now the hottest thing going. If it hasn't hit your local school district yet, just wait. Some form of it is being taught in all 50 states, according to Esther Schaeffer of the Character Education Partnership, an advocacy group in Washington. Georgia and Alabama have made such programs mandatory, and more states are now debating legislation that would follow their lead. Last year the federal Department of Education handed out $5.2 million to schools for character ed; the figure is expected...
Painter Steven Mueller has had his work featured at the Annina Nosei Gallery; the Tibor De Nagy Gallery; and Mary Boone galleries. His numerous awards include a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship and a fellowship from the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation...