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Today’s guest blogger is Jessica Smith, Western Michigan University MSW Intern at Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo. My name is Jessica Smith, I am an MSW (Masters of Social Work)...
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I can’t stop thinking about a recent Friday. It was a no school day for Kalamazoo Public Schools and my son was quite excited by this fact. He loves school...
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We’re taking the next two weeks off from blogging and will return here to meet up with you again in January. To tide you over until then, we thought we’d...
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Finally. Summer is here. But taking a “break” from learning during the summer months is hazardous to a student’s education. According to the National Summer Learning Association more than half...
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...
CIS has three AmeriCorps VISTA workers who are wrapping up their time with us this week. VISTA stands for Volunteers In Service To America. VISTAs commit to a full-time year of service...
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Every 26 seconds, a child drops out of school. This alarming statistic disturbs me more than any other national statistic out there. Why? I think it’s because it is entirely...
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...
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What have you been learning this summer? Have you improved your math and reading skills? Have you learned to sing, cook, dance, play the cello, discovered who you are, and...
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Today we highlight the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, honored this past spring at the sixth annual Champ Celebration. (This is the fifth installment of a nine part series.) At Woods Lake Elementary School:...
