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Using What We Know in the Classroom
When I was working on my dissertation in 2004-05, I conducted that literature review that everyone who has been through a doctoral program l [...]
Poverty Is a Context, Not an Excuse
The new school year has arrived and with it the opportunity for me to do a number of presentations to various school districts and other org [...]
The Read and Return Program of the Niles Public Library
By Nimbalasha Cushing The director of Niles District Library, Nancy Studebaker, is just what you would want in a librarian. Her spacious, br [...]
Community Collaboration
We often get calls at Community Collaboration and Integration (CCI) from folks that have attended a Bridges Out of Poverty training and want [...]
The State of Professional Development in America
by Jon Paul Dwyer Think back to your time in the classroom. Maybe you are in the classroom right now. You just created a lesson plan [...]
The Community College and Community Development
I’ve been reading a lot lately about the role of the community college in community development, especially in the area of addressing comple [...]
Getting Ahead: What’s new?
I thought you might like to know that I'm working on a new edition of Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’-By World. GA first came out in 2004 an [...]
Am I helping or not?
I appreciated KD’s blog and story (August 2) and perspective on enabling, and Marty’s response to the blog on Facebook is also useful. The [...]
Summer School: Building in Resources With Amazing Results
Randi Carbajal Steele Summer school for middle grades had been frustrating and unfruitful. Students viewed the session as punishment for fai [...]
Addressing the Challenges of Poverty 2012
Donna Magee Have you heard about the big event happening October 1-2 in Indianapolis? Well, you are invited! This event is unique in that it [...]
Getting Ahead: The Power of One Changing Drug Court
Chris Parsons Launching an initiative like Getting Ahead is a daunting challenge. One strategy is to launch a campaign to build interest in [...]
The Question of Support
by Karen Ford When should one stop helping someone in poverty? Is it when the person misuses the help, becomes “rich and famous,” can repay, [...]
Summer School Can Pump Up Resources
Randi Carbajal Steele, Clovis Unified School District Summer school for seventh and eighth grade wasn’t working. Students viewed it as a pun [...]
In Search of the “8s, 9s, and 10s” in Commitment and Community
by Lisa Stoddard At Community Action Partnership we are always thinking about how to increase our impact, broaden our support, and grow comm [...]
The Tucker Signing Strategies Manual … Something Old, Something New
by Bethanie Tucker Just over a month ago I received a phone call from Robert Gossom, who teaches Tucker Signing Strategies across the state [...]
Framework Revisions in Action
If you missed the trainer certification that we held at Disney World a couple of weeks ago, you missed out on not only a fun time but incred [...]
Musings at the End of Year Two
The end of each school year is a time for reflection, and for me, I wonder if I applied the lessons I learned in my first year of teaching. [...]
Operating from a place of abundance
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about abundance and operating from a place of abundance. Typically in human services work, I think our task [...]
Revised Framework Workbook: 10 Actions to Educate Students
As many of you will notice, we have revised and updated the Framework workbook to enhance educational impact. One of the persistent comments [...]
Promise Neighborhoods Program Offers $60 Million in Grants for 2012
Have you heard about the Promise Neighborhood grants? If you are a P–12 school, nonprofit or faith-based organization, or higher education i [...]
The Cost of Living Segregated Lives
Despite being known as the world’s melting pot, and despite decades of civil rights efforts towards integration, the truth of the matter is [...]
Transitioning to the Common Core State Standards: A Road Map to Success
When I think about implementing the national standards for English language arts and mathematics, the Common Core State Standards Initiative [...]
South Central Community Action Programs
South Central Community Action Programs, Inc. is the community action agency for Adams and Franklin Counties in Pennsylvania. We serve appro [...]
Working Together: Solutions for K-12, Communities, and Higher Education
Want to talk with others in your community about complex community issues? Want to build greater understanding (theirs and yours) and a blue [...]
Serving Gifted Students from Poverty Part 3: Solutions That Enhance Equity
In the first two parts of this three-part blog series, I reviewed issues related to inequity in the identification of gifted students from p [...]