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Studies Show that Students Aren't the Only Ones Who Benefit from School-based Tutoring
WASHINGTON – Tutors over 55 who help young students on a regular basis experience positive physical and mental health outcomes, according to studies released by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The tutors studied were members of…
Author: Experience Corps
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Morrow-Howell and McCrary win Generations United Award for evaluation of Experience Corps tutoring program
Original Source By Jessica Martin July 31, 2009 — Nancy Morrow-Howell, Ph.D. the Ralph and Muriel Pumphrey Professor of Social Work and Stacey McCrary, project manager, both at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, are winners of the prestigious Generations United 2009 Brabazon…
Author: Washington University in St. Louis
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Americans of All Ages Are Ready for Citizen Service: Are Politicians Ready to Lead Them?
This morning Senators John McCain and Barack Obama suspended their intense competition for the Presidency to visit Ground Zero in lower Manhattan, in tribute to those who lost their lives on a brilliantly sunny New York morning seven years ago today. And tonight they will…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Helping the whole student
Communities In Schools named top drop-prevention program Original Source BY ROY WAGGONER For years, ECISD has struggled with one of the highest dropout rates in Texas, but a local program is trying to change that fact – and the work seems to be paying off.…
Author: Odessa American Online
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Citizen Schools: An After-Hours Adventure
Professionals Mentoring Middle-Grades Students Boston Not long ago, an 8th grader from a hardscrabble neighborhood in this city decided on an ambitious career path: She would become a doctor. Many adults encouraged her, but when she spoke with a knowledgeable source, a Harvard University medical…
Author: Education Week
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Understanding Obama's education vision
Original Source From NBC’s Chuck Todd The White House beat is more than just what happens at the Oval Office. We’re doing out best to cover every department and every utterance made by members of President Obama’s Cabinet. To that end, here are the most…
Author: MSNBC First Read
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Next-Gen Givers
Generous Gen-Xers are putting their own spin on charitable giving, combining their desire to achieve with their desire to do good. Original Source By SUZANNE MCGEE THE STORY IN PHILANTHROPY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON is becoming all too familiar. Individuals, foundations and corporations are all scaling…
Author: Barrons
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After-School Sessions Expanding the Reach of Summer Program
Study shows children who took part improved their reading skills by Kathleen Kennedy Manzo Following a day of classwork, about 40 students from neighboring schools gather in the media center at Fairview Elementary School for a celebration of a day well spent. After a reading…
Author: Education Week
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Gaining a Voice After School
Why After-School Programs Are a Powerful Resource for English-Language Learners By Claudia Weisburd At the age of 14, Miguel, a recent immigrant from Mexico, is struggling to acclimate to a new school, language, and culture while also dealing with the social and developmental challenges of…
Author: Education Week
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Victory for Texas Families: Legislature Decriminalizes Truancy
On May 30, 2015, the Texas legislature passed groundbreaking legislation, HB 2398, that will end the criminalization of truancy, protecting hundreds of thousands of Texas children from receiving hefty fines and criminal convictions for being absent from school. “We celebrate this monumental victory for Texas…
Author: Texas Appleseed