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Title: Carol Newman oral history interview 1, 2005 December 14
Creator: Newman, Carol, 1946-2007
Date Created: 2005-12-14
Subjects--Topical: Open plan schools, Student-centered learning, Teachers, Experiential learning, Teachers--In-service training
Description: Carol Newman, longtime administrator with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) system discusses her involvement with the city's open school program between 1974 and the 1990s. Mrs. Newman describes her early interest in open education, whi...

Title: Sue Spayth Riley oral history interview, 2005 September 13
Creator: Riley, Sue Spayth, 1920-2006
Date Created: 2005-09-13
Subjects--Topical: Unitarian Universalist churches--Education, Open plan schools, Education, Preschool--Curricula, Preschool teachers, School integration, Progressive education--Philosophy, Teacher-student relationships
Description: Sue Spayth Riley describes her experiences as the founder and director of Charlotte's first integrated and open preschool, the Open Door School. Ms. Riley attributes her decision to establish the Open Door School to a combination of influence...