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She is the former Dean and still holds the rank of Distinguished Professor of Education in the School of Education at American University in Washington, DC. [1] Previously, she was Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), and a professor of Counseling and Human Development at the JHU School of Education. [ 2 ]
He was a faculty member in the College of Education at the University of Washington from 1969 to 2019. He was the Russell F. Stark University Professor at the University of Washington from 2001 to 2006. Banks is known for his work in social studies education, multicultural education, and global citizenship education.
The building also houses the National Library of Education, [3] which was established in 1995. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Ernest L. Boyer , U.S. Commissioner of Education in the late 1970s, sought to have the building renamed—he suggested it be named after Horace Mann —but the name remained Federal Office Building 6. [ 6 ]
Its precursor, the Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy, was established by the Carnegie Corporation of New York in 1985. [23] [non-primary source needed] The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards was established in response to a 1986 report by Marc Tucker, "A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century."
The Meridian International Center is a non-partisan, nonprofit, public diplomacy organization founded in 1960 and located in Washington, D.C. [1] It works closely with the U.S. Department of State and other U.S. government agencies, NGOs, international governments, and the private sector to create programs.
Peggy McIntosh (born November 7, 1934) is an American feminist, anti-racism activist, scholar, speaker, and senior research scientist of the Wellesley Centers for Women.She is the founder of the National SEED Project on Inclusive Curriculum (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity). [1]
The George Washington University Heart & Vascular Institute (formerly the Richard B. and Lynne V. Cheney Cardiovascular Institute) is part of GW's School of Medicine & Health Sciences. [18] In fiscal year 2014, the center reported slightly over $5 million in total research support. [ 19 ]
[19] With the Race to the Top grant program, "Many advocates of multicultural education quickly found attention to diversity and equity being replaced by attention to standards and student test scores". [5] Multicultural education focuses on an "intercultural model that advances a climate of inclusion where individual and group differences are ...