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Jacobs, Joanne – Education Next, 2013
Named Charter Leader of the Year in 2010 by the California Charter Schools Association, Diane Tavenner, CEO of Summit Public Schools, is responsible for the generation of multiple transformative schools and a radically different teaching model for Summit. Summit's first charter high school, Summit Prep, launched in 2003, was featured in the film…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Development, Program Descriptions, School Expansion
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Miele, Eleanor; Shanley, Deborah; Steiner, Robert V. – New Educator, 2010
This article describes the evolution of a partnership between Brooklyn College (BC) of the City University of New York (CUNY) and the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) that ultimately resulted in the formal incorporation of the museum's online Seminars on Science (SoS) courses into master's degree programs at Brooklyn College for teachers…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Museums, Online Courses, Partnerships in Education
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Kleinbard, Peter – New Directions for Youth Development, 2005
The first ten New York City Beacons began operation in 1991 as a result of the recommendation of a commission appointed by then-mayor David N. Dinkins. Richard Murphy, commissioner of youth services, led the development and implementation. Michele Cahill served as a consultant in the design and created the Youth Development Institute (YDI) as part…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Neighborhoods, Middle Schools, Youth Programs