04/16/14 Hump Day Hero – Yolanda Ruiz Kathleen Jasper April 16, 2014 This week’s Hump Day Hero is a teacher working deep in the trenches. Being a Life Skills teacher is one of the toughest jobs in a schoolhouse because students in a Life Skills class have the most severe...
04/09/14 Hump Day Hero – Steve Daar Kathleen Jasper April 9, 2014 Sometimes a retirement option that looks good enough on paper is really designed so a teacher misses out on $200,000 or more at the end of her career. Today we honor a young man who quit a lucrative job in...
03/26/14 Hump Day Hero – Kamryn Renfro Kathleen Jasper March 26, 2014 Today's Hump Day Hero is a 9 year old girl who found herself in a bit of hot water after shaving her head in support of her friend going through chemo therapy. Although she had her parents' blessing and...
03-19-14 Hump Day Hero – Willie Eyre Kathleen Jasper March 19, 2014 Today we feature a Hump Day Hero dedicated not only to his own children but also to the special needs community he helps and inspires daily. Willie Eyre ended his major league baseball career to spend more...
03/05/14 Hump Day Hero – Bonnie Margolin Kathleen Jasper March 5, 2014 Today we celebrate a #BAT (that stands for Bad Ass Teacher in case you didn't know) who is committed to fighting for better education policy. Bonnie Margolin is an adamant opponent of standardized testing...
02/26/14 Hump Day Hero – Anna Allanbrook Kathleen Jasper February 26, 2014 At Brooklyn New School (BNS), testing has been the source of anxiety, uncertainty and dismay for students. However, while administrators around the country are scaring students and parents from opting out of...
