Toyia Taylor– Founder of we.app Pastor Braxton– New Beginnings Christian Fellowship Pastor Drego Little -Learning Support Specialist/Literature-Writing Teacher Yoli Chisholm– [...]
Nada Oakley – Excellence and Love By: Carlito Umali In my senior Buddhist Philosophy class, I heard my professor say, “You become a teacher because you cannot thank one enough.” […]
Erin Gruwell began student teaching in 1994 at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. She was assigned to a classroom of low-performing and troubled students. When racism became [...]
I have had the pleasure to cross paths with many unsung heroes that have promoted reading as the key to opening many doors to success. One hero that I would […]
My Education hero is my grandfather, Harold W. Crain who always had a smile on his face! I’ve always been amazed at what he accomplished and his intelligence. Through his […]
Marva Collins is a hero for her influence and activism in education. Collins was born in Alabama in 1936. She eventually worked as a substitute teacher in Chicago where the […]
I have been lucky enough in my life to have had three distinct educational heroes. They all pushed me in different areas, and I believe that they are some of […]
George Washington Carver was born in Diamond, Missouri, around 1864. Carver learned to read and write going on to earn his high school diploma from Minneapolis High school in Kansas. […]
Today is our first Model Monday! Each Monday during our Back to School Campaign, we will be honoring one of our Educational role models by featuring them on our Blog […]
Hello, my name is Aaron Gupta and I am interning this summer with the Research and Development team. I am currently a sophomore at University of Washington pursuing a degree […]
