Tag Archives: education

The Post-Assessment is LIVE!

Please check out the OFFICIAL site here. Teaching was always a challenge. Then came 2020: a pandemic, political implosions, and a reckoning with systematic racism. Here, two seasoned teachers invite colleagues to tell us like it is – and what they envision it could be. Educators – Email us at thepostassessment@gmail.com to share your storyContinue reading “The Post-Assessment is LIVE!”

365 Dawns

Tonight at Dawn just reached its 1st year anniversary and 200th article on Sunday (2.22: “Tonight at Noon“). To celebrate, we are presenting our largest (& favorite) milestones from the last 365 days. Thanks for taking the ride and stay with us as we evolve! Tonight at Dawn: Favorite Posts by the Month 2014 February: TaD’sContinue reading “365 Dawns”

Is my black preschooler just another statistic?

Article reposted from Omaha.com with permission from mother and author, Tunette Powell.  Introduction by K. Cecchini. I heard Tunette Powells’ story in This American Life a couple of weeks ago in an episode on school discipline entitled, “Is This Working?” and I was disturbed – but not shocked. I knew that her story of herContinue reading “Is my black preschooler just another statistic?”

YIK YAK Paddy Whack!

By (Anonymous) Guest Author Views presented in the article are those of the author and may not be of Tonight at Dawn. So there’s a new(er) app out called YIK YAK, which essentially works like a twitter account, with one small difference —the sender of the message is anonymous. Using geo-fencing technology on your smartphones,Continue reading “YIK YAK Paddy Whack!”

Nigerian School Project on the Cover of Millennium Magazine

Featuring Dena Floryczk’s photography; Nigerian School Project article by Tonight at Dawn founder, Kimberly Cecchini, as published in the June 2014 issue of Millennium Magazine (listed on the cover).  Read the article and see more photos! : https://tonightatdawn.com/2014/05/04/the-nigerian-school-project-going-full-circle/Stay tuned for the posting of Cecchini’s other article in the issue, “Pig & Prince: Restaurant & Gastro Lounge”.    

The Nigerian School Project: Going Full Circle

Text by Kimberly Cecchini/Photography by Dena Florczyk To learn more about and support NSP at http://nigerianschoolproject.org and http://www.youcaring.com/other/books-for-tomarro/173201. Dena Florczyk educates students in two hemispheres.  The middle school teacher in suburban Teaneck, New Jersey has aided numerous education programs and has had a school built in Nigeria.  Her recent exhibition at the Stable Art Gallery in Ridgewood celebratedContinue reading “The Nigerian School Project: Going Full Circle”

New Posts are Brewing

Text & Photo by Kimberly Cecchini It may seem as though Tonight at Dawn is on a bit of a hiatus, but I am feverishly working on new posts. This weekend, in addition to covering the festival for Millennium Magazine, I am also a proud member of the Montclair Film Festival photo and blog teamsContinue reading “New Posts are Brewing”

As the Sun Rises

As I said, Tonight at Dawn will be a variety magazine (as I add the variety) because of the different opportunities that are currently in my life. I am hoping, as I develop it, that I will be able to focus more entries on issues that are closer to my heart such as the environment,Continue reading “As the Sun Rises”