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August 14th, 2008 - by Nina Olson, Director of Development/Publicity/Outreach, Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts & Raices Latin Music Museum.
Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts was the subject of the PBS documentary "Mi Mambo" which was aired on CANTOS LATINOS as part of thirteen’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. We are recognized internationally for our Afro-Caribbean Latin Music Program which includes a curriculum covering folkloric, contemporary popular music: Salsa and Latin Jazz . We provide both introductory arts experience as well as pre-professional training with preparation for entry into specialized performing arts high schools and colleges. To learn more about us, please visit us on-line at www.harborconservatory.org.
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August 12th, 2008 - by Rebecca Charnow, Director, Manhattan School of Music Summer Camp
Manhattan School of Music Summer Music Camp has just completed its ninth season! Located at 122nd Street and Broadway, Manhattan School of Music runs an annual music camp for 126 New York City public school students who have completed grades 5-8. The curriculum emphasizes performance skills in orchestra, band, piano and voice. Campers receive a one-hour private lesson on their primary instrument each week. Additionally, all campers have daily classes in music theory and ear training. In the afternoon, the campers have a recreation hour in Riverside Park and ...
July 31st, 2008 - by Jessica Bashline, Director, Wingspan Arts Conservatory
Wingspan Arts Summer Conservatory is a tuition-free theatre and film conservatory in New York City, offering classes, workshops and performance opportunities for 11- 17 year-olds. Through a variety of classes by industry professionals, students learn the skills required to become accomplished actors, vocalists and filmmakers.
Our six-week Conservatory program, which has grown to include more than fifty 11-17 year olds, draws a talented pool of students from New York City and across the country. Students spend half of their day in classes, including acting, voice and speech, singing, dance, stage combat, as well ...
July 15th, 2008
Randi Weingarten was elected president of the American Federation of Teachers in Chicago on July 14, 2008. The following is an excerpt from her acceptance speech.
No Child Left Behind has outlived whatever usefulness it ever had. Conceived by accountants, drafted by lawyers and distorted by ideologues, it is too badly broken to be fixed.
What we need—and what we seek—is a new vision of schools for the 21st century, a vision that truly commits America to closing the achievement gap once and for all—and the accountability to ensure this happens: Accountability that is meant to fix schools, not to ...
June 25th, 2008 - by Jayson Sargent, Assistant Editor, Thirteen
There are a number of new sites on the Internet where viewers can watch television shows for free. While several of them have been in the works for years, the spring of 2008 saw the launch of many of them. There are Joost, Hulu, Miro, and LiveStation, just to name a few. What makes them different from YouTube is that the focus is on commercial, rather than user-generated, content.
These sites offer full episodes of both classic and recent television shows with “limited commercial interruption.” The content differs site-to-site, ...
June 19th, 2008 - by David Reisman, Senior Editor, Thirteen
There's an interesting article in today's New York Times about how the city's efforts to increase diversity in G&T programs have had the opposite result. It's called "Gifted Programs in the City Are Less Diverse," by Elissa Gootman and Robert Gebeloff. It can be found here: www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/nyregion/19gifted.html?_r=1&oref=slogin.
June 17th, 2008 - by Maura B. Thompson, Outreach Manager, Cyberchase
Everyone deserves a summer break, even Cyberchase outreach. We hit the ground running every September and don't stop presenting at conferences and events until right around now. By far one of the highlights of this season was participating at the World Science Festival Street Fair. Often when we participate at events out of state, like the National Science Foundation’s Taste of Arlington or the National Engineers Week Foundation’s DC Family Day, I wish that New York City would have an event that showcases science, math and engineering that is family ...
June 13th, 2008
One of the great champions of free speech and the longtime host of Meet The Press passed away today at age 58.
In memory of Tim Russert and his many contributions to our country and our industry, see the memorable talk he gave at the 2007 Teaching and Learning Celebration.
June 12th, 2008 - by Mikki Monkolchayut, Sr. Producer, Thirteen
Recognizing Outstanding Child Care Providers is long overdue.
Our PBS sister broadcast station in Los Angeles, California, KCET is the creator of "A Place of Our Own" (and Los Niños en Su Casa in Spanish.) "A Place of Our Own" is a daily television show, a website, and an extensive outreach program devoted to the unique needs of people who care for children.
Last year, our public television community, Thirteen/WNET launched an event to nominate Outstanding Child Care Providers in the Thirteen/WNET viewing area. From October 15th until January 15th we, WNET received many nominations for extraordinary childcare ...
June 12th, 2008 - by Robert A. Miller, Director, Educational Publishing, Thirteen
When I returned to New York from California 27 years ago, I had published two educational projects in a unique format that I thought would sweep the nation and change the way Black American history and Mexican American history were taught. But that didn't happen, and my second hope -- that I'd find a cushy publishing job -- that didn’t happen either. I found myself working for $5 an hour calling shareholders to persuade them to send in proxy votes.
Then, I discovered the book, What Color is Your Parachute?, that helped me identify exactly the ...
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