In memoriam.(LEAGUE MATTERS)(Ruth Chickering Clusen of League of Women Voters of the United States)(Obituary)

From: National Voter | Date: June 1, 2005 | Copyright information

The League mourns the passing on March 14, 2005, of Ruth Chickering Clusen, LWVUS president from 1974-1978, and celebrates her lifetime of remarkable achievements. "The death of Ruth Clusen is a tremendous loss for the League and for citizen activists everywhere," said current LWVUS President Kay J. Maxwell. "Ruth was an invaluable leader of our organization during an important time in our history, and we honor her for her guidance and vision." Clusen was president of the Wisconsin...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

Increasing Access to National Board Certification.
Phi Delta Kappan ; Significant differences exist in the amount and quality of information available to potential candidates for National Board certification. The authors describe the consequences of these disparities and offer some recommendations for making National Board certification accessible to a more diverse
America's Classrooms Gain More Than 7,800 National Board Certified Teachers in 2002
U.S. Newswire ; ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) announced today that 7,886 teachers in 50 states and the District of Columbia earned their profession's top honor this year by achieving National Board Certification(r). This achievement brings
Number of National Board Certified Teachers(R) Tops 55,000
U.S. Newswire ; To: EDUCATION EDITORS Contact: James R. Minichello of National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, +1-703-465-2171, jminichello@nbpts.org ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The teacher qualitymovement has made a dramatic gain following today's announcement by theNational Board
Become a national board certified teacher.(teacher-librarian's perspective)
Teacher Librarian ; In November 2003, I became a National Board Certified Teacher, and since then, a number of teacher-librarians have asked me about the benefits or certification--especially in regard to financial incentives. Because budget allocations fluctuate from state to state and year to year, monetary rewards
Largest One-Year Gain of National Board Certified Teachers(R) Advances Teaching Quality Movement in the U.S.
U.S. Newswire ; To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: James R. Minichello of NBPTS, +1-703-465-2171, jminichello@nbpts.org Record-breaking number increases total of National Board Certified Teachers to nearly 64,000 ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswireTeaching quality in Americas classrooms made a substantial