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Teach For America could miss recruitment mark by more than 25 percent
By Valerie Strauss Growing criticism about Teach For America (TFA) and a polarized education reform debate is affecting recruitment of new corps members and the organization…
Our Teacher Diversity Problem Is Not Just About Recruitment. It’s About Retention.
By Alexandria Neason As a fifth-grade student in Clarksville, Tennessee, a small city near Nashville, I constantly got in trouble. Just about every day, I came…
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Adds Fourteen Names to the Wall in 2014
Thanks to supporters of Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), 14 American servicemen had their names engraved on the black granite walls of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 2014,…
Holiday Cooking & Food Allergies
Holiday cooking and baking can be a hectic activity, as well as confusing! So when in doubt, and as family and friends fill your home…
Kortney Gains Back Independence Thanks to Canine Partners for Life
After several failed medicines, the doctors decided that Kortney had intractable epilepsy, meaning that the cause is unknown and it is uncontrollable with medicine. For her…
How Spoons Across America is Influencing Eating Habits of Children and Families
Our programs educate children and families about healthy eating In 2014, Spoons Across America reached over 5,000 children through our food and nutrition-based educational programs.…
Our Post-9/11 Vets: Primed for Greatness
I am always touched when I see a military officer recognize the very real challenges that veterans face when they come home. So, when I…
Junior Achievement of New York Announces New Funding for the Second Quarter of the 2014-2015 School Year
[NEW YORK, NY] – Thanks to the generosity of our corporate and foundation grantors, funding for the second quarter of Junior Achievement of New York’s…
Ed & Alepo: The Road to Independence
By Ed C. I am 57 years old, and for the first 30 years of my life I was a healthy person, with a very…
Fox Fursday Courthouse Comfort Dog
Turks, a Courthouse Comfort Dog, that was trained by Canine Partners for Life was featured on the local news this week. Turks serves as a…
Danielle & Rollo: A Life-Changing Partnership
By Danielle B. When you have a condition like narcolepsy (periods of extreme daytime sleepiness and sudden, irresistible bouts of sleep that can strike at…
A Canine Companion Protects this Patriot
By Sudha Kamath For the first time in the 11 years since she began experiencing a mysterious medical condition, a George Mason University student is getting some…