Blog Archive for January, 2010

Six No Excuses University Schools were recently named as California Business for Education Excellence schools.  These schools, Killybrooke Elementary, Los Penasquitos Elementary, Mango Elementary, Hollingworth Elementary, Julian Elementary, and Cielo Vista Elementary make up nearly half of all NEU Schools in the state of California.  As the website states:

“These schools are the bright spots of hope in efforts to raise student academic achievement and close persistent achievement gaps,” said Kirk Clark, executive director of CBEE. “By highlighting them, recognizing their achievement and giving them a voice we hope other schools can learn from these proven practices and we can begin to take their success to scale throughout the state.”

Words can’t even describe.  Just watch:

The No Excuses University Network of Schools continues to be proud of the work that is taking place in the classrooms and offices of our thousands of educators. This month we take great pride in the work that is being done by Cassandra Willis, principal of the No Excuses University at Home Gardens Elementary School. Cassandra was honored this month as the L.A. Lakers Educator of the Month. For more about this award and the great work of Home Gardens, read the article posted on the Lakers website.

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It’s not often that you come across someone who completely and selflessly gives so that others may have.  It’s not often that you come across a Maggie Doyne.  Maggie is the winner of this year’s Do Something Award for her amazing work with Nepal’s poorest children.  What’s so special about what she has done? Watch the video and see for yourself.