Compass for Kids

Innovative school year and summer programming for under-served students.

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We are expanding! Thanks to United Way of Central IL, Rotary Club, and ABC Club for supporting us. We will be serving six schools next yr!

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Great history of US education reform attempts & call to action for now http://t.co/NzmVVXPY

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Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say - http://t.co/SCmTlLIP

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Afterschool for America's Children Act introduced in House of Reps - http://t.co/KRoEpzRf

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Families living in cars - 60 Minutes http://t.co/a8G4WXxl

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% of children in America in poverty pushing 25% http://t.co/wviUXmaB

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Big Study Links Good Teachers to Lasting Gain - http://t.co/KW9yXTT1

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Middle-Class Areas Shrink as Income Gap Grows, New Report Finds http://t.co/DO7LMwCJ

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The Poor, The Near Poor and You http://t.co/Vz1BsuCJ

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17% increase in # of students receiving subsidized lunches since 2007...some districts feed 3 meals/day http://t.co/W1jEe8Fp

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Character traits that determine success - http://t.co/sZbqcobR

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The Trouble with Homework - good point about learning and memory retrieval http://t.co/1wIgW4Cq

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Time Banks, anti-poverty tool - Where All Work is Created Equal - http://t.co/62ViyQho

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Dist. 186 needs mentors - http://t.co/z4aa78H

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Management whiz offers radical ideas for school reform http://t.co/DmZ5EIn

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Our after-school program starts in TWO days! Is your child registered? Have you filled out a volunteer application & background check?

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Reviving Home Ec? Is there a value to learning cooking and sewing in school? http://t.co/BgjMoTe

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Troubled Schools Try Mimicking Charters - http://t.co/ZofTZbq

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When Schools Depend on Handouts - http://t.co/FHQcju4

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Teaching girls about the career of manufacturing: http://t.co/JAapG5C