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Maureen Rayhill, Director of Programs
joined Hudson Heights Partners in 2007. Previously, Maureen was a VP at Giuliani Partners, a consultancy founded by former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Maureen's work there focused primarily on private equity opportunities and growth and communications strategies. She was also a Dean of Students and an instructor of Latin and Greek at Manhattan's Trinity School where she worked for 10 years. Maureen graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Classics from Bowdoin College and received her MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Best of the Web

Periodically we compile a list of the best of what the Internet has to offer to teachers—be that in the classroom or just in daily life. The current edition highlights summer reading lists from various organizations. You'll find everything from Oprah's book club to a required reading list for future presidents. If you would like to suggest a topic, please email us at info@teacherscount.org.

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Summer Reading Lists

Family Education’s Teen and Adult Reading List
Turn your home into a classroom—parents and teenagers can read these novels and learn from them together.
National Public Radio
Nancy Pearl admits that these books are so engrossing that they tempt some to call in sick to work. For teachers on summer vacation, enjoy your break from work and indulge yourself!
Oprah’s Book Club
Join the self-proclaimed largest book club in the world and enter a reading circle that offers book suggestions and online message boards to chat about what you read.
Professional Development
Teachers College Press offers a myriad of books to jumpstart your professional development, including subject areas ranging from mentoring to connecting girls and science.
Radcliffe Publishing Course’s 100 Best Novels
Compiled in 1998, this list was made at the request of the Modern Library editorial board.
Random House’s 100 Best Novels
Random House has compiled its list of the top 100 novels in the modern library.
UC Berkeley Summer Reading List
UC Berkeley professors and library associates recommend books that should be required reading for “future presidents.”
Washington Post
Consider rediscovering a “notable and neglected” book from a list compiled by columnist Jonathan Yardley.

TeachersCount Summer Picks


Diana Burroughs: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

Lauren McCollum: Confessions of a Novice Math Teacher in the Bronx by Ric Klass available at Amazon.com

“Ric Klass recounts his days as a math teacher in the Bronx with honesty and spunk. To watch him go from hoping to be a hero to just hoping to make it through the day is as humorous as it is heartbreaking. While irreverent at times, this page-turner of a memoir points to the pressing importance of finding solutions for our nation’s struggling schools.”

Lori Piranian: Time and Again by Jack Finney