Here Are Some Schools You Should Visit, Secretary DeVos
On one of her first days on the job, Betsy DeVos did what any U.S. Secretary of Education might…
DTM: Menlo Park Elementary School
“We need to be purposeful and have a sense of urgency."— Kellie Burkhardt, principal Portland, Oregon Grades K-5 David…
DTM: Pass Christian High School
Recognized as a Dispelling the Myth school in 2013, Pass Christian High School rebuilt after the destruction of Hurricane…
DTM: Jack Britt High School
Recognized as a Dispelling the Myth school in 2010, Jack Britt High School continues to be a leader in…
DTM: Elmont Memorial High School
First recognized as a Dispelling the Myth school in 2005, Elmont Memorial High School still leads the way in…
DTM: University Park Campus School
First recognized as a Dispelling the Myth school in 2005, University Park still leads the way in Massachusetts. …
DTM: Port Chester Middle School
“You want to know how to interpret, compare, analyze — not for the test but to be productive…
DTM: Lockhart Junior High School
“We’re in the rescue business. We rescue a lot of kids.”—Susan Brooks, former principal Lockhart, Texas Lockhart Independent School…
DTM: P.S./M.S. 124 (Osmond A. Church School)
“Don’t tell me what a child can’t do. Each child is gifted — just with different gifts."— Valarie Lewis,…
DTM: Icahn Charter School 1
“Many people say all children can learn. Well, that's true. But a parakeet can learn, too. We look for…
DTM: Edward Brooke Charter (Roslindale)
“It’s nothing flashy. It’s just working at making sure we have great teaching."— Kimberly Steadman, co-director Roslindale, Mass. Edward…
DTM: Wells Elementary School
“It is our belief that we should educate every child the way we would want our children to be…
DTM: Ware Elementary School
“Time is our most precious commodity, and we must use it effectively and wisely.”—Deb Gustafson, principal Fort Riley, Kansas…
DTM: P.S. 83 Luis Rivera Elementary School
“The more you feel that what you’re doing makes a difference, the more you do.”—Frances Castillo, principal New York,…
DTM: North Godwin Elementary School
“Every teacher loves to see students learning — that’s why we go into teaching.”—Arelis Diaz, former principal Grand Rapids,…
DTM: Norfork Elementary
“We are dedicated to teaching to excellence, and that excellence is going to be the state standards.”—Barbara Nash, former…
DTM: Morningside Elementary School
“You don’t give up on a kid. He may not get it the first time you explain it. It…
DTM: Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School
“We are their mothers, their fathers, their grandparents, their teachers, their cooks, their laudromat — we have to be…
DTM: M. Hall Stanton Elementary School
“It’s no one, single thing. There is no magic bullet.”—Barbara Adderley, former principal Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The School District of…
DTM: Laurel Street Elementary School
“For me, education is about making sure our kids have the same opportunity that I had, that my teachers…