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Tucker Signs go to high school
What do high school students think about Tucker Signing Strategies for Reading? Eighth-, ninth-, and eleventh-graders (names withheld) in a [...]
Engage learners using a wiki
I have an elementary school in West Virginia that did a book study of my boys book, Hear our Cry: Boys in Crisis, last spring. Following a r [...]
Joining the poverty discussion at USAToday.com
I recently added to a discussion started in the opinion section of USAToday.com by Cal Thomas and Bob Beckel. At the urging of some colleagu [...]
One World inspired
Would you like to dine in a creative, organic café that pays a living wage, as well as bringing together its community to end hunger? Visit [...]
Health inequities: Is poverty really making us sick?
Who would have thought that there would be a strong correlation between health and home ownership? The effects of poverty on health are asto [...]
Wisconsin hears about Collaboration for Kids success
January 14 was the date. Madison, Wisconsin was the place. It was both exciting and encouraging to be presenting at the New Wisconsin Promis [...]
Update on Katrina Housing Initiative–Community Sustainability
By Phil DeVol In May I wrote about the opportunity we had to create some community sustainability and help build houses for Hurricane Katrin [...]
Building Relationships of Mutual Respect through Home Visits
By Sue Nelle DeHart I was presenting in North Central Texas, and a man came up to me at the break and said, “I heard you about eight years a [...]
Kepner Middle School–Student Achievement on the Rise
By Donna Magee Across our nation there are countless numbers of schools that the term “under-resourced” aptly describes. Kepner Middle Schoo [...]
Workshops for Teachers–Under-Resourced Learners Summit – Opening Session
By Phil DeVol The Under-Resourced Learners Summit workshops for teachers was an aha! Process conference with a very new look and feel. Compl [...]
The Under-Resourced Learner – Thought Leader Workshops for Teachers
By Betti Souther Attending the opening session of aha! Process's Under-Resourced Learners Summit workshops for teachers I experienced anothe [...]
Professional Development for Teachers: Under-Resourced Learners Summit
By Ruby Payne Next week we are hosting our first annual Under-Resourced Learners Summit professional development for teachers in Houston, TX [...]
Payne School Improvement Model improves outcomes for staff and students again
As you know, Ruby Payne’s School Improvement Model (PSIM)is specifically designed to improve outcomes and build the capacity of educators wh [...]
Tucker Signs for English Language Learners–Workshops for Teachers
Increasing numbers of attendees at Tucker Signing Strategies workshops for teachers are teaching English language learners. Many report hav [...]
Understanding Poverty–Rural poverty on the rise
I read a blog about an individual who grew up, as they said “trailer trash,” or “TT.” One out of 16 homes in America is a mobile home. When [...]
Student Achievement–Is your glass half full or half empty?
Is your glass half full or half empty? Do you look at what children can do and what they cannot do?The critics claim you can only look at wh [...]
Tucker Signing Strategies helps short-term memory–Workshop for Teachers
“Miss Kim” (as her students call her), a substitute teacher in Wisconsin, recently participated in a Tucker Signing Strategies workshop for [...]
Student achievement rewarded at Menominee Indian Middle School
We are so excited and proud of the students and staff at Menominee Indian Middle School in Neopit, Wisconsin! The school was recently notifi [...]
Understanding Poverty–The Housing Slice of Sarah’s Pie
I was working with some colleagues in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina to design a flier to attract potential Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’- [...]
Understanding Poverty–Finding humor in difficult situations
This week I met a high school principal who grew up in poverty. His daddy was a compulsive gambler and his mother was an alcoholic. There wa [...]
Educational Impact: Struggling to read no more
If you have a struggling reader and are looking for something with high educational impact but aren't familiar with Tucker Signing Strategie [...]
Katchur celebrates 28 years of service with Illinois ASCD–School improvement
Last night I was at a dinner honoring Don Katchur, who has been the executive director for the Illinois Association for Supervision and Curr [...]
Inspired by our clients: Reducing poverty with Bridges Out of Poverty and Getting Ahead
As you know, aha! Process collaborates with Move the Mountain, an organization dedicated to reducing poverty in our lifetime. Their Circles [...]
Reducing Poverty Around the World: Ahoj!
Ahoj! (That’s Slovak for “Hello!”) I will be traveling with Phil DeVol to Slovakia later this month to follow up on training requests result [...]
My Heroes: A Labor Day Story
As I finished setting up my PowerPoint at a national convention near Washington, DC, a man passed in the hall, and paused. When he came into [...]