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Getty Images, Race to the Top

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Getty Images, Race to the Top, Current Affairs, 11/4/2009

Race to the Top was a multi-billion dollar grant created by the United States Department of Education in 2009. It was funded as part of President…

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White House, INSPIRE Women Act

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White House, INSPIRE Women Act, Wikimedia Commons, 2/28/2017

The Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers Act (H.R. 321), or INSPIRE Women Act, was introduced by Representative…

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Nevada State Education Association, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act

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Nevada State Education Association, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Nevada State Education Association, Unknown

The Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act (H.R. 276) was a piece of legislature, sponsored by Representative Dina Titus of…

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Times Higher Education World Academic Summit, Pro Rhetoric, American Association of Universities (AAU), Mary Sue Coleman, A Call for Saving Public Higher Education

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Times Higher Education World Academic Summit, Pro Rhetoric, American Association of Universities (AAU), Mary Sue Coleman, A Call for Saving Public Higher Education, UC Berkeley, September 27, 2016

Mary Sue Coleman, President of the Association of American Universities, delivered a compelling speech on September 27, 2016, at the Times Higher…

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Shealah Craighead, INSPIRE Women Act

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Shealah Craighead, INSPIRE Women Act, White House, February 28 2017

The Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers Act (H.R. 321), or INSPIRE Women Act, was introduced by Representative…

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Dina Titus, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act

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Dina Titus, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, US Congress, January 8 2019

The Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act (H.R. 276) was a piece of legislature, sponsored by Representative Dina Titus of…

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Gulf News, Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi

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Gulf News, Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi, UAE, 2016

Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi, or Sheikha Fatima, is the widow of the former Sheikh Zayed, the founder and first president of the United Arab Emirates.…

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Friends of the Earth Workshop

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Friends of the Earth Workshop

Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) is an international network of environmental organizations in 74 countries. Friends of the Earth was founded…

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Iowa Association of School Boards, Iowa Association of School Boards

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Iowa Association of School Boards, Iowa Association of School Boards, Iowa Association of School Boards, 2017

Take the Oath of Office at the organizational meeting. Each new board member must qualify to serve by taking the oath of office. "I, (name), do…

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Ohio School Boards Association, Ohio School Boards Association

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Ohio School Boards Association, Ohio School Boards Association, Ohio School Boards Association, None

Before beginning his or her duties, a member shall take the oath of office, which may be administered by the treasurer, any member of the board,…

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Illinois Association of School Boards, Illinois Association of School Boards

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Illinois Association of School Boards, Illinois Association of School Boards, Illinois Association of School Boards, 2006-08

This law requires that school board members, before taking their seats on the board, take an official oath that is in substantially the form presented…

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UC Berkeley, Ian Francis Hancock, Advocate and Scholar for Romani

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UC Berkeley, Ian Francis Hancock, Advocate and Scholar for Romani, UC Berkeley, 2011

From Wikipedia: Ian Francis Hancock is a linguist, Romani scholar and political advocate. He was born and raised in England and is one of the main…

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US House of Representatives, Judy Chu

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US House of Representatives, Judy Chu, US House of Representatives, Jan-14

From Wikipedia: Judy Chu is an American politician and the U.S. Representative for California's 27th congressional district, serving in Congress since…

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Joyce Eng. Co., James Benson Dudley

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Joyce Eng. Co., James Benson Dudley, Library of Congress, July 19 1902

A newspaper sketch of James Benson Dudley, president of The Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race.

When James Dudley was…

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Educational Alliance, Isidor Straus: Educational Alliance

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Educational Alliance, Isidor Straus: Educational Alliance, Educational Alliance & The Straus Historical Society, Building photo - before 1906 Plaque photo - unknown

The Educational Alliance on 197 East Broadway in New York City was founded by a group of Jewish philanthropists including Isidor Straus. The building…

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Straus Historical Society, Sarah Lavanburg Straus: Clara de Hirsch Home for Working Girls

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Straus Historical Society, Sarah Lavanburg Straus: Clara de Hirsch Home for Working Girls, Straus Historical Society, Circa 1889

In 1887, when Oscar S. Straus (1850-1926) was minister to Constantinople, he and his wife Sarah Lavanburg Straus (1861-1945) became friendly with…

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Kunnap, V., For high progress in education!

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Kunnap, V., For high progress in education!, Rutgers, 1975

"Poet: Smirnovski, S.

Little Yegorka just ran through the text,
He did not learn his lesson—so ""D"" was the next.
The director of studies did…

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The Federal Library & Information Network (FEDLINK), The Federal Library & Information Network (FEDLINK) - Annual Awards 1998 -

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The Federal Library & Information Network (FEDLINK), The Federal Library & Information Network (FEDLINK) - Annual Awards 1998 -, Library of Congress, None

The Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK) is an organization of federal agencies working together to achieve optimum use of the resources…

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Frances Benjamin Johnston/Library of Congress, Tuskegee Institute faculty with Andrew Carnegie

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Frances Benjamin Johnston/Library of Congress, Tuskegee Institute faculty with Andrew Carnegie, Library of Congress, 1906

Photo of Andrew Carnegie, founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, with members of the faculty of the Tuskegee Institute. “Andrew Carnegie…

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The Stamford Historical Society, New England Primer Part One

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The Stamford Historical Society, New England Primer Part One, The Stamford Historical Society, 1990

Pages from the most popular and used textbook of the 18th century, the New England Primer. Using illustrations, rhyme, and often biblical context,…

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LBJ For Kids, President Johnson Signs the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

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LBJ For Kids, President Johnson Signs the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, LBJ Library, 11/4/1965

President Lyndon B Johnson signs the Elementary and Secondary Education Act at a signing ceremony. He sits besides his childhood schoolteacher Ms.…

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Bain, William Albert Wirt

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Bain, William Albert Wirt, Library of Congress, 1917

Growing up in a rural farm in Gary, Indiana, William Wirt believed that this upbringing was as elementary to education as many teachings, so when he…

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Ohio House of Representatives, Benjmain W. Arnett

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Ohio House of Representatives, Benjmain W. Arnett, Ohio House of Representatives, Circa 1886

A photograph of Benjamin W. Arnett, an African-American minister, elected official, and educator. Though Benjamin W. Arnett was born a free man, he…

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Library of Congress, Mary Emma Woolley, First Female Student to Attend Brown University

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Library of Congress, Mary Emma Woolley, First Female Student to Attend Brown University, Library of Congress, c. 1903

Mary Emma Woolley in her graduating gap and gown, as first female student to attend Brown University and would later become the 11th President of…

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Cowan's Auctions, Francis Wayland daguerreotype

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Cowan's Auctions, Francis Wayland daguerreotype, Cowan's Auctions, Unknown

A black and white photograph of Francis Wayland, an American educator and president of Brown University. Francis Wayland had always advocated for…

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David Battle, Peace Corps Volunteers

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David Battle, Peace Corps Volunteers, Peace Corps, 1972

The initial reactions to the Peace Corps proposal are convincing proof that we have, in this country, an immense reservoir of such men and…

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Lenox315, Phil Weinberg - 2012 Sloan Public Service Award Winner

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Lenox315, Phil Weinberg - 2012 Sloan Public Service Award Winner, Unknown, 2015

2012 SLOAN Public Service Award Winner: Phil Weinberg (Principal, High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology, Department of Education) Phil…

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Library of Congress, Frances Willard, Women's Suffragist

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Library of Congress, Frances Willard, Women's Suffragist, Library of Congress, Unknown

Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard (1839 –  1898) was an American…

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Kaitlin Whalen, Booker T. Washington

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Kaitlin Whalen, Booker T. Washington, William H. Johnson, 1944-1945

Living is the art of loving. Loving is the art of caring. Caring is the art of sharing. Sharing is the art of living. If you want to lift yourself up,…

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Carl Van Vetchen - Photographer, Robert Berks - Sculptor, Memorial for Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator and Activist, Washington, D.C.

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Carl Van Vetchen - Photographer, Robert Berks - Sculptor, Memorial for Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator and Activist, Washington, D.C., Library of Congress, April 6 1949: Photograph, July 10, 1974: Sculpture

Memorial commemorating Mary McLeod Bethune, an educator and activist who made significant contributions to the rights of African Americans. The…

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Institute for Colored Youth, 1869 - Fanny Jackson Coppin, First African-American Female Principle

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Institute for Colored Youth, 1869 - Fanny Jackson Coppin, First African-American Female Principle, Institute for Colored Youth, 1869

Portrait image of Fanny Jackson Coppin"Fanny Jackson Coppin (October 15, 1837 – January 21, 1913) was an African American educator...She served as the…

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Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project (Artist: Ben Kaplan), Health for Efficiency

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Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project (Artist: Ben Kaplan), Health for Efficiency, Library of Congress, 1936-1941

This poster, sponsored by the Adult Education Project of the Board of Education and WPA, is an advertisement for free courses on "health education."…

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Alaska department of Health and Social services, AIDS Preventing Project

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Alaska department of Health and Social services, AIDS Preventing Project, Alaska department of Health and Social services, None

Various posters to provide education about AIDS
(i) A small boy standing on a stool with his hands on top of a very large blue book with

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Library of Congress, Cook County Public Health Unit

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Library of Congress, Cook County Public Health Unit, Library of Congress, 1936-1941

This poster is one of the 907 posters produced by Work Projects Administration (WPA) from 1936 to 1943 by various branches of the WPA. The posters…

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Samuel D. Ehrhart, Peter Cooper's Generous Example

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Samuel D. Ehrhart, Peter Cooper's Generous Example, Library of Congress, 1902

"If you haven’t got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble." - Bob Hope Peter Cooper (February 12, 1791 – April 4, 1883)…

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Gage Skidmore, David Koch, Cancer Research Foundation

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Gage Skidmore, David Koch, Cancer Research Foundation, Gage Skidmore, August 21 2015

David Koch has earned his spot on The Chronicle of Philanthropy's top fifties list by putting his millions into medical research, the arts, and…

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University of Houston, John J. Moores, Activist and Philanthropist

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University of Houston, John J. Moores, Activist and Philanthropist, University of Houston, 1991-1994

John Moores has helped his team hit balls out of the park, and has also done his own home runs when it comes to helping others. When he contributed…

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Bain News Service, Margaret Sage, Philanthropist

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Bain News Service, Margaret Sage, Philanthropist, Library of Congress, 2 April 2010

When Margaret Sage inherited a fortune from her husband’s passing, her wealth went up along with many new buildings. She used her newfound fortune to…

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Bain News Service, Helen Gould, Army Supporter

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Bain News Service, Helen Gould, Army Supporter, Library of Congress, 22 January 1913

You don’t have to be a soldier to help the war effort, and Helen Shepard proved that when she gave $100,000 to the United States government during the…

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Milbank Memorial Fund, Elizabeth Milbank Anderson, Public Health Activist

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Milbank Memorial Fund, Elizabeth Milbank Anderson, Public Health Activist, Milbank Memorial Fund, Before 1921

While Elizabeth Anderson was living in New York, she noted the deplorable conditions around the state and sought to improve them with her and her…

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American Museum of Natural History, Morris Ketchum Jesup, Founder of Nonprofit Organizations

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American Museum of Natural History, Morris Ketchum Jesup, Founder of Nonprofit Organizations, American Museum of Natural History, Unknown

A black and white photograph of Morris Ketchum Jesup, a banker, philanthropist, and president of the American Museum of Natural History.

Whether…

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NYU Wagner, Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service (FELPS)

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NYU Wagner, Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service (FELPS), NYU Wagner, None

The Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service (FELPS) inspires, engages, and connects emerging public service leaders with a unique career…

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Bain News Service, Geo. F. Baker, U.S. Financier and Philanthropist

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Bain News Service, Geo. F. Baker, U.S. Financier and Philanthropist, Library of Congress, Unknown

George Baker has had many buildings named after him, because he used his funds to donate to higher education for those around him. Harvard Business…

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NASPAA (National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration), Pi Alpha Alpha (NASPAA)

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NASPAA (National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration), Pi Alpha Alpha (NASPAA), NASPAA, None

The purpose of Pi Alpha Alpha (NASPAA) is to encourage and recognize outstanding scholarship and accomplishment in public affairs and administration.…

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Townsend Harris High School, Oath Annually Recited by Townsend Harris High School Students

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Townsend Harris High School, Oath Annually Recited by Townsend Harris High School Students, Townsend Harris High School , None

"Open the doors to all. Let the children of the rich and the poor take their seats together and know of no distinction save that of industry, good…

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Varkey Foundation, Teaching: The Global Teacher Prize

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Varkey Foundation, Teaching: The Global Teacher Prize, Varkey Foundation, 2015

Nancie Atwell is the 2015 winner of the Global Teacher Prize from the Varkey Foundation. The Global Teacher Prize is a one million dollar award that…

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