Education Programs

Counting Success One Student, One Community at a Time

Alma and Colin Powell | Posted 12.12.2011

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Alma and Colin Powell

The volume of conversation about education has increased over the last few years, but what's often lost are the very real stories of the young people whose lives are impacted and the people and programs that are beating the odds.

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Kia Makarechi

Baking Cookies And Inspiring At-Risk Youth

HuffingtonPost.com | Kia Makarechi | Posted 09.26.2011

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Cupcakes and gang violence aren't normally connected, but one Bay Area 26-year-old is taking a passion for well-crafted confections and a desire to pr...

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Congress Decides Literacy is a Bridge to Nowhere

Joseph Kahne | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph Kahne

How can we say with integrity that we want all students to have the core skills they need to succeed at the same time that we wipe out programs that provide powerful support for millions of children?

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Alternative Spring Break: College Students Spend Week Off Volunteering

Posted 05.25.2011

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At colleges and universities across the nation, students are ditching plans to relax on sun-drenched beaches, opting instead to spend their spring bre...

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