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...mission statement, the non-profit institution tries to “eliminate educational inequality by enlisting our nations most promising future leaders in the effort.” TFA works by training and overseeing a core of high-achieving recent college graduates to work as public school teachers in under-served rural and urban districts for a minimum of two years. In 2008, 6,200 graduating seniors joined the program, 33 of which were from Harvard. According to Kopp’s 2001 book “One Day, All Children,” Kopp developed the idea...
Outside the door, Dan Mayer stands alone. Ipod-engaged, the 8th grade American history teacher at Fairview Middle School is the first person in line. He's gotten here an hour early, concerned that long lines would have greeted him had he come later. Mayer's class has been following the election closely, analyzing campaign ads for their emotional and factual messages and reviewing notable past elections including the 2000 race that put Florida at the center of a political storm for 37 days. He doubts this election will be sent into overtime. "I don't think it's going...
...Hagan, who has been a Sunday school teacher and is a regular church-goer, fired back Wednesday. "This is a fabricated, pathetic ad," she said, "How dare she attack my faith. Is Elizabeth Dole that desperate to keep this Senate seat?" A day later, Hagan actually filed a defamation suit against Dole over the ad; the Republican's campaign responded by saying that it stands by the ad and that "This lawsuit is frivolous, and we will file a motion to dismiss." The most cutting comment on the entire flap came from high-octane Republican consultant Alex Castellanos, who said...
...while many campaign workers have long-term political goals of their own, Zuckerman does not see himself in Obama’s shoes 20 years from now. “The highest government-paid position I’d like to hold right now is that of civics teacher in a public school,” he said in an e-mail exchange. Zuckerman’s path to the campaign trail began during the primary season, when he and his blockmate Seth E. Packrone ’10 traveled to Texas to campaign for Obama—a trip...
...select group of eighth graders from G. Gardner Shugart Middle School in Prince George’s County, Maryland, spent all night in a bus on their way up to Harvard. The long bus ride up the East Coast—which was organized by their social studies teacher, Matthew T. Bosch ’07—was intended to expose the students to college and to enrich their study of American history. “We want them to know what they need to do if they want to go to college,” said Bosch...