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Prospective Teachers Inspired to "Re-write the Rules"  Graced by simple language and shining eyes, conveying a balanced sense of glee, focus, determination, and wonder, the new Uncommon Schools ad campaign, with its inspiring photos, is now appearing in subway stations, on bus shelters, and within the sidebar of Facebook pages. In early February, Uncommon Schools unveiled its very first ad campaign, "Rules," the result of 12 months of planning and development. Click here to read more... |
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Scholars Shine During Scholarship Selection Weekend  On a recent late February evening, in a small banquet room of the Marriott East Side hotel in New York City, 20 students, parents, and teachers clustered with familiar faces at small round tables that filled the room. In their groups, they enjoyed hors d'oeuvres while talking about the drizzly Friday evening weather, New York City traffic, and the excitement of their travels to... Click here to read more...
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Teachers Instruct and Learn in Uncommon Classroom  On one gray afternoon last July, with the mugginess of the New York City summer clawing at the windows and people on the street below sweating through their clothes, Julie Jackson strode breezily from one side of the Hunter College classroom to the other. Dressed in a prim, lime-green dress with matching sandals, this guest lecturer was cool as a... Click here to read more...
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Passion for Schools Drives Work of Uncommon's CFO  With sunlight streaming through the tall windows of an airy conference room on the 9th floor of 826 Broadway, Uncommon's Finance Team has gathered for a weekly meeting. While one might expect to hear about budgets, accounting software, and monthly payroll statements, on this Tuesday morning, the group is, at the moment, talking about schools - and not their audits, rent checks, or purchase orders. Click here to read more...
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