Women
Shaping History Today
Women’s
History Month is a time to reflect on the achievements of women
in the past. It is also a time to recognize the achievements of
contemporary women who have made outstanding contributions in
various fields. Education Update interviewed 10 multi-faceted,
fascinating, dynamic, intellectual women who have improved the
lives of people all over the world.
The
following questions were asked of all the women:
1.
What factors were instrumental in your choice of a career?
2.
Describe a pivotal point in your career. What direction did you
take as a result?
3.
What achievements are you proud of?
4.
What obstacles have you encountered? How did you overcome them?
5.
Who were some of your mentors? How did they inspire you?
6.
What advice would you give to young women in our society who are
striving for success?
7.
What are your future goals?
Written and edited by Joan Baum, Marylena Mantas, Pola Rosen,
Merri Rosenberg, Jessica Shi
Edith
Everett, CEO,
Gruntal & Co., Philanthropist, CUNY Trustee Emeritus
(more)
Barbara
Gordon,
New York State Teacher of the Year 2002
(more)
Astrid
Heger, M.D., Founder Violence Intervention Program,
U. of Southern California School of Medicine (more)
Chief
Joanne Jaffe, NYPD
(more)
Captain
Rochelle Jones, FDNY
(more)
Rita
Kaplan: COO,
Kaplan Family Foundation, Philanthropist, Social Worker
(more)
Augusta
Kappner,
President, Bank Street College of Education
(more)
Carol
Anne Riddell, President
NY Press Club, NBC Education Correspondent
(more)
Judith
Shapiro, President
Barnard College
(more)
Sheila
Wellington, CEO,
Catalyst
(more)
Should
We Abolish The BOE? By
Deborah Young
With
the new mayoral administration now in place, the longstanding
debate over who should call the shots in New York City school
district is once again at the forefront of public discussion.
Mayor Bloomberg has picked up where Rudy Giuliani left off—pushing
for the last say in all decisions affecting the 1.1 million students
in the system. (more)
Selfless
Giving Women’s
History Month & Mentoring
By Matilda Raffa Cuomo and Louisa Efua Essandoh
As
recently as the 1970s, women’s history was a topic rarely discussed
in classrooms. In March of 1978, an Education Task Force of the
Sonoma County, California Commission on the Status of Women initiated
a Women’s History Week. (more)
Inside
the Superintendent’s Office
Inside
District 2 with Shelley Harwayne By
Marylena Mantas
“Your
children will not just learn how to read and write, they will
choose to read and write. Now and forever,” reads a quotation
written on a poster hanging on the office door of Shelley Harwayne,
Superintendent of District 2. (more)
Celebrate
Chocolate Month! (more)
$2.4
Billion Education Budget Shortfall Rings in New Year of Financial
Troubles
By
Bruce Myint (more)
It’s
the Quality of Leadership That Cultivates a Learning Environment
By
Jill Levy
It
is always a challenge to identify and implement the best practices
in education. President Bush and the U.S. Congress tried to do
just that in their latest version of the federal education legislation
“Leave No Child Behind. (more)
Education
Update Online Survey Results (more)
NY
Academy of Science & Cuny Showcase HS Science Projects By
Marie Holmes
Hundreds
of high-school students carrying giant pieces of posterboard traipsed
through the gates of the City College of New York recently to
take part in the 65th annual New York City Science and Engineering
Fair. (more)
A
New Era At Toy Fair By
M.C. Cohen
It
was “cyber-optic” city for sporting goods at Toy Fair 2002. It
seemed like the unofficial theme of this year’s sporting goods,
displayed at Javits Jacobs Center recently, were bats that talk,
flying discs with sirens, footballs that look more like UFO’s
with flashing lights and the countless number of glow–in–the–dark
balls. (more)
Bank
Street College Honors Sandy & Joan Weill
More
than 400 people attended Bank Street’s annual gala at The Pierre
Hotel recently. The event honored Sandy and Joan Weill, who were
presented honorary doctorates. (more)
The
College of New Rochelle Appoints New
Dean of School of New Resources
Dr.
Stephen J. Sweeny, President of the College of New Rochelle (CNR),
recently announced the appointment of Elza Dinwiddie-Boyd as Dean
of the School of New Resources (SNR). (more)
New
Presidents Series
Joan Straumanis:
President, Antioch College, Ohio By
Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
President
Straumanis has the unusual perspective of having been a student
at Antioch College during its centennial year and coming back
as President in its sesquicentennial year after a career spanning
three deanships, work at the Department of Education in Washington
D.C. and a deep interest in political science and mathematics.
(more)
Beyond
the stethoscope Poems
by D. A. Feinfeld, M.D.
(more)
Weill
Cornell Medical College Advances
Newborns
Learn to Distinguish Speech Sounds While Asleep
EDITED By HERMAN ROSEN, M.D. (more)
Harold
Koplewicz, M.D.
Advocate & Champion of Child Mental Health By
Bruce Myint
One
look at the warm lights and pastel colored interior of the New
York University Child Study Center and all the images you have
about mental-health facilities begin to fade away. (more)
Shaping
Tomorrow’s Leaders: Global Kids By
Jan Aaron
Do
you want your kids to become world leaders? Then, get them involved
with Global Kids, Inc., a non-profit youth organization that “turns
today’s students into tomorrow’s community leaders and global
citizens,” says executive director, Carole Artigiani. “Our mission
is to get kids of all backgrounds and all levels of society to
participate in their communities and the larger political process,”
she explains. (more)
From
the Superintendent’s Seat
Make
Travel Time Count By
Dr. Carole G. Hankin with Randi T. Sachs
This
is the time of year when spring break is right around the corner,
and soon after follows summer vacation. (more)
e-Toys
and Learning:
Can
e-toys find a place in the classroom? By
Lorraine McCune, Ph.D.
Reading,
Writing and Mathematics ha-ve supplanted play as the primary concern
of kindergarten teachers. Gone is the relaxed playful notion that
the first year of schooling should be an informal easy entrance
into school routines, with an emphasis on skills deferred until
first grade. (more)
Logos
Bookstore’s Recommendations
(more)
Children’s
Book Reviews By
Selene Vasquez
A
tribute to remarkable lives for Women’s History Month: (more)
School
Days in 1960 By
Tom Kertes
Ruby
Bridges is no professional author. Then, again, she doesn’t have
to be.
When
you tell a story as fascinating, as that Bridges tells in Through
My Eyes, a no-frills, less-is-more style is probably the best
way to go. (more)
The
Brooklyn Children’s Museum Expanding for the Future…of NYC’s Kids
By
Carol Enseki
(more)
MoMA’s
New Comm. Director (more)
Wynton
Marsalis and Lincoln Center Release Jazz Appreciation Curriculum
By
Marie Holmes
(more)
Is
The Cultural Pendulum Swinging West To Chicago?
Visual
delights at the Art Institute and heavenly singing at the Lyric
Opera
By
Irving Spitz (more)
A
Parent Asks About Amblyopia Carole
R., Brooklyn, NY
What
are the educational implications of amblyopia? I have a primary–aged
student (six years of age) with amblyopia and want to know if
this condition would affect his reading and writing. I would appreciate
any information you have on this condition. (more)
David
Santigo: A Student Deals With Blindness By
M.C. Cohen
David
Santiago, a Guild School student who is blind, arrives at his
school at 8:00 in the morning. As he uses his cane to make his
way through the lobby, it’s clear that this 19-year-old student
makes a difference in people’s lives. “Good morning,” says one
security guard. (more)
Murphy
Center at Asphalt Green Reopens
(more)
Renee
Brown, VP, Women’s Basketball Assn (more)
Vonetta
Flowers: Bobsledder (more)
Tiffeny
Milbrett: Soccer Star (more)
Chris
Witty: Gold Olympic Speed Skater (more)
Mobile
Computing Review:
Handspring Visor Edge, Pro & Prism By
Neil Schuldiner (more)
Product
Review: Klear Screen By
Mitchell Levine (more)
Typing
Pal Junior By
Laura Pretto (more)
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