In Case You Were Wondering What Educators Do On National Teacher Day…
By Lily Eskelsen May 7, 2012 3:46 pm
It’s National Teacher Day. So, on this day, teachers will be teaching good nutrition.
And first aid.
And how to say, “Excuse me.”
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Affordable College is not a Luxury. It´s the Foundation of a Healthy Middle Class
By Lily Eskelsen May 1, 2012 3:08 pm
I am a teacher today because the government of the United States of America invested in me. My country gave me money to go to college.
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Go to the Movies. Save a Life
By Lily Eskelsen April 10, 2012 4:16 pm
Bully is game changing in the way we think about and act on childhood bullying. What changes is the belief that bullying is simply a case of Kids Will Be Kids. Children are dying, and this movie tells the truth
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Trabajadoras: A Union Voice for Working Women
By Lily Eskelsen March 27, 2012 6:36 pm
I thought about the myth we’ve all comfortably believe: Today’s worker is protected from discrimination, exploitation and abuse. There are contracts and laws that protect today’s worker. It’s not like the bad old days of robber barons who treated their
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What do Eva Longoria, Emilio Estefan and Wilmer Valderrama have in common with Lily?
By LilysBlackboard March 13, 2012 4:50 pm
Lily Eskelsen was honored today by the Latino Leaders Network with their Eagle Leadership Award. She was recognized for her “outstanding contributions to the Latino community” and her dedication as an educator.
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Four Warriors, Saving Lives and Directions to the White House
By Lily Eskelsen March 5, 2012 2:43 pm
There are four children who just left my office in DC. They are actual warriors and so they would probably hate being called children, but teachers and parents can call their children “children” until they graduate and then get jobs
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Read Across America: I promise to read each day and each night…
By LilysBlackboard March 3, 2012 9:17 am
Read Across America: I promise to read each day and each night…
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The Good Doctor Seuss, Green Grinches, and a Lorax who Speaks for Trees
By Lily Eskelsen February 23, 2012 2:48 pm
It’s Dr. Seuss’s birthday, and each year is another chance to celebrate a joy that goes beyond sounding out the word and improving one’s vocabulary. Teachers and college professors and school custodians and librarians and bus drivers will be reminding
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These Educators Deserve a Movie Deal
By Lily Eskelsen February 1, 2012 4:38 pm
There are two stories to tell in Chester Upland School District in Pennsylvania. One is a heroic story worthy of a book or movie deal. Chester Upland, a poor and predominantly minority district, is a long way from Hollywood, but
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Parent Involvement is Smart. Don’t Turn it Into Something Stupid
By Lily Eskelsen January 17, 2012 12:55 pm
I wish I had had a chance to speak to the elected officials in Idaho. That I know of, they were not on drugs or drinking heavily when in answer to state legislation requiring incentives for teacher performance, some Idaho
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