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South Bend Tribune: A Way Out of a Lending Quagmire
A Way out of a Lending Quagmire (07/14/2013) An initiative led by University of Notre Dame undergraduates started making installment loans i [...]
First-Generation College Student Enrollment, Tuition Fees Both on the Rise
By Chase Pattillo We like to view things through the lens of social class at aha! Process. Simply put, this is why higher education is so i [...]
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 [...]