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Laurel M. Sturt

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A long-time social activist, in 2002 Laurel M. Sturt left a career in fashion design to become an elementary school teacher in a high-poverty community of the Bronx. Laurel is a graduate of the Madeira School and received her Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Vassar College. Subsequently she received an Associate degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology in Design and Illustration, as well as a Master of Arts in Education from City College, New York.

Besides social justice and children, Laurel's passions are foreign cultures and languages. Laurel has lived in several foreign countries, and speaks a few different languages. Her idea of heaven is being in a new place, the more exotic, the better. She loves going to the beach--prefera ...more

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Laurel M. Sturt I run around the reservoir in Central Park, window shop on Madison Avenue, anything but think about the book. Just as when you're searching for a word…moreI run around the reservoir in Central Park, window shop on Madison Avenue, anything but think about the book. Just as when you're searching for a word that's on the tip of your tongue, then it pops in ONLY after you've stopped thinking about it, the subconscious can pull through in writing.(less)

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Laurel M. Sturt I LOVE the adventure of chasing a story out of my head, or in nonfiction, finding the absolute best, most descriptive and evocative means of depicting…moreI LOVE the adventure of chasing a story out of my head, or in nonfiction, finding the absolute best, most descriptive and evocative means of depicting what happened. Words are so rich and entertaining! And the flexibility of being able to work anywhere, for a traveler like me, is invaluable.(less)

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Davonte's Inferno: Ten Years in the New York Public School Gulag

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After several months' delays from my previous publisher, I switched to another and voila, Davonte's Inferno is finally up...and ready to influence the debate on education reform.

My two cents is, of course, from the inside, but within the framework of a decade of oppressive education micromanagement: first from the feds, George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind law; and then the local mayoral control, Read more of this blog post »

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