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Edmond Sun: Salvation Army Announces Statewide Poverty Initiative
Salvation Army Announces Statewide Poverty Initiative (07/12/2013) The Salvation Army presents a free, one-day Bridges Out of Poverty traini [...]
Muskogee Phoenix: Local Church Helps with Dental Needs
Local Church Helps with Dental Needs (07/12/2013) Participants in Getting Ahead/Bridges Out of Poverty received free dental care from the BM [...]
Herald Tribune: Poverty, School, and Grit
Cepeda: Poverty, School, and 'Grit' (07/08/2013) Esther Cepeda reflects on her Framework training, Paul Tough's new book, and the implicatio [...]
Economic Arguments for College Student Retention and Completion
Have you thought about this? When a student drops out of higher education, there is a cost not only to the individual and community, but als [...]
WacoTrib.com: Educator Rita Pierson’s Death
Educator Rita Pierson's Death Invites Us to Emulate Her Gusto, Optimism in Battling Poverty (06/29/2013) This remembrance of Pierson by a ne [...]
TED.com/Twitter: Remembering Rita F. Pierson
Remembering Rita F. Pierson (06/28/2013) TED's tweet remembering Rita Pierson. It includes 40 retweets and a handful of comments. The social [...]
Getting Ahead–Next Steps in Life’s Journey
By Carol Steegman Here it is, time for graduations: preschool, kindergarten, high school, college. Just as amazing and heartfelt have been t [...]
Student Achievement–Framework 21 curriculum brings great results
By Teresa Johnson The most recent blogs I have posted focus on my ideas of what comprises a recipe for student achievement and classroom suc [...]
Every Kid Needs a Champion–Educational Effectiveness
Teachers don't make a lot of money. They are usually not deemed worthy of news coverage unless there is a scandal or a strike. Most of the t [...]
Getting Ahead–Relationships Are Key
by Carol Taylor Our agency recently held its annual fundraising event, an auction that was attended by more than 100 people from our communi [...]
Little Pink Book: One Life At a Time
One Life at a Time (06/04/2013) A profile of Ruby Payne's work on reducing poverty. Payne says, "We don't believe that adults in poverty are [...]
Act Locally Waco: Sometimes You Have To Care Enough to Do It Wrong
Bridges Out of Poverty: Sometimes You Have to Care Enough to Do It Wrong (06/02/2013) More on Cascade Engineering in Grand Rapids, Michigan. [...]
Dynamics of Poverty That Undermine School Success—and What Schools Can Do About Those Barriers (Part 2 of 2)
by Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D. In last week’s blog we went over five ways for schools to make a difference in the lives of students from poverty. L [...]
Pleasure In Learning: Rita Pierson Lets It Rip
Super Site of the Week: Rita Pierson Lets It Rip (05/30/2013) Dougherty describes how Rita Pierson's TED Talk "followed her around" when she [...]
William D Parker: Interview with Ruby Payne
Interview with Ruby Payne (05/29/2013) Parker interviews Ruby Payne on issues of leadership, motivation, and her own aha! moments. Read the [...]
Act Locally Waco: One Word – Plastics!
Bridges Out of Poverty: One Word - "Plastics!" (05/24/2013) Read about the amazing work being done at Cascade Engineering in Grand Rapids, M [...]
Dynamics of Poverty That Undermine School Success—and What Schools Can Do About Those Barriers (Part 1 of 2)
by Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D. Much discussion centers around the barriers that are created by poverty and the impact of poverty on education and o [...]
Reducing Poverty–Building Human and Social Capital in the Community
by Lisa Stoddard It’s so difficult to get our collective “head” around the issue of reducing poverty because it’s such a complex issue. One [...]
Act Locally Waco: The Elephant in the Room
Bridges Out of Poverty: The Elephant in the Room (05/17/2013) In this Bridges training, about 40 people from healthcare, education, law enfo [...]
Vindy.com: Poor People Spend Money as Soon as They Receive It
Poor People Spend Money as Soon as They Receive It (05/14/2013) In this workshop for police officers in Youngstown, Ohio, issues faced by pe [...]
Times Colonist: Teacher-student Bond Vital to Learning
Teacher-Student Bond Vital to Learning (05/14/2013) Johnson, a retired superintendent, responds to Rita Pierson's TED Talk, praising her no- [...]
Clare County Review: Farwell School Officials Learn About Dealing with Poverty
Farwell School Officials Learn About Dealing with Poverty (05/10/2013) Ruby Payne speaks to Michigan administrators and staff about the chal [...]
Working with Parents Effectively–Educational Effectiveness
by Sue Nelle DeHart When working with your students’ parents, certain steps make communication smoother thus allowing for more educational e [...]
Columbia Daily Tribune: Author Ruby Payne Draws Crowd at Poverty Talk
Author Ruby Payne Draws Crowd at Poverty Talk (05/08/2013) Ruby speaks to about 350 people in Columbia, Missouri. A local teacher reported t [...]
Tri-City Times: Legacy of Relationships Never Disappear
Legacy of Relationships Never Disappear (05/08/2013) Columnist Minolli reflects on Rita Pierson's TED Talk and the legacy left behind by Min [...]