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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...
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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...
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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...
Today’s guest blogger is Pam Kingery, Executive Director of Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo. Read what she has to say. I think you’ll find it most excellent! Who doesn’t like...
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We recently welcomed a most amazing and interesting person into our midst. Imagine making it your personal mission to seek out and perform a charitable act in every state throughout...
As Director of Education for the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Liz Youker has been instrumental (no pun intended) in helping to establish Kids in Tune (KIT)—a partnership between Kalamazoo Public Schools,...
Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...
