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Today, we highlight the work of KPS Principal Carol Steiner. She was recently honored at the seventh annual Champ celebration. Retired Judge and CIS Board President, Carolyn H. Williams presented the award. CIS...
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Over the next few months we will be introducing you to our nine award winners honored at our recent annual Champ Celebration. You won’t want to miss these special installments to our...
Here at Communities In Schools, we’ve been talking about how much we love our Kalamazoo Public Library. The organization and its people are a part of what makes Kalamazoo excellent. Speaking...
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Today’s guest blogger is Daquayveon Edmonson, a fourth grader at Woodward School for Science and Technology. His favorite thing to learn about in school is science. His favorite book is...
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Today’s post is written by our CIS friend and partner, Kalamazoo College Professor Dr. Eric “Rick” Barth. Let’s begin with an old clipping from my home-town newspaper, dating back to...
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What kind of parent are you? If you are a regular reader of this blog then you know that YOU are raising the children of our community. So, what kind...
Hunger, by its very nature, takes bites out of academic success. When a child is hungry, it impacts that child’s ability to learn. It’s harder to pay attention to what...
Today’s post is written by Lauren Longwell. She is venturing into her second year as an AmeriCorps VISTA with us. (VISTA stands for Volunteers In Service To America. VISTAs commit...
Today’s lovely post is written by Donna Carroll, Director of Health Initiatives for CIS. If Edison School looked like a department store last Friday it was not by chance. Over...
When you find yourself having trouble falling asleep: count thanks. I tried it the other night and it worked. I drifted off somewhere around 124. It probably wasn’t a coincidence...
