Here are the results for you in the Education category.
4th Jul 2010
Henri Landwirth received the National Education Association’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Award at the Association’s annual Human and Civil Rights Awards banquet on July 2 in New Orleans, La.
4th Jul 2010
The National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest organization of educators, will honor teacher, author, and filmmaker Michael “Chappie” Grice with a special Human and Civil Rights Award. Grice received the H. Councill Trenholm Memorial Award, named for one of the nation’s outstanding black educators and former president of the American…
4th Jul 2010
Magaly I. Miralles, a Rosemount school teacher, was recognized for her achievements with the George I. Sanchez Memorial award at the National Education Association’s annual Human and Civil Rights Awards Dinner in New Orleans on July 2.
4th Jul 2010
Jay Kaplan, staff attorney for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GBLT) Project of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, was honored with a Human and Civil Rights Award from the National Education Association. Kaplan Received NEA’s Virginia Uribe Award for his work in defending the rights of Michigan’s…
4th Jul 2010
Captain Ryan Casper, an Ellsworth resident serving as a Captain in the 477th Medical Company of the United States National Guard currently stationed in Afghanistan, was recognized for his achievements with the Applegate-Dorros Peace and International Understanding award at the National Education Association’s annual Human and Civil Rights Awards Dinner…
4th Jul 2010
The Organization of DeKalb Educators received the National Education Association’s Rosena J. Willis Memorial Award at the Association’s annual Human and Civil Rights Awards banquet in New Orleans. The Tucker, Ga., organization was honored for its outstanding community outreach—an effort that has included tackling literacy and raising awareness of pressing…
4th Jul 2010
Ed Hamilton, known for his impressive public sculptures, has received a Human and Civil Rights Award from the National Education Association. Hamilton was selected for the Carter G. Woodson Memorial Award for his work in fostering knowledge of Black history and revealing its range and depth to all Americans despite…
4th Jul 2010
Juanita Valdez-Cox, executive director of La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE), was recognized for her achievements with the César Chávez Accíon y Compromiso award at the National Education Association’s annual Human and Civil Rights Awards Dinner in New Orleans.
4th Jul 2010
The National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest organization of educators, honoured CA State Senator Leland Yee from District 8 with a special Human and Civil Rights Award at the Association’s Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Yee received the Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Award, named in honor of the former…
4th Jul 2010
The National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest organization of educators, honoured Wendy Giebink, a teacher from Sioux Falls, SD who has dedicated her working life to helping homeless students achieve. Giebink received the Reg Weaver Human and Civil Rights Award at the NEA’s annual meeting in New Orleans.