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Partnerships give Houston students tools to succeed
On any given week at Henry H. Houston School, you may hear students reading a book out loud, recording a song in the studio or playing instruments in band. And it is not just for fun. Instead, it is a part of the school’s efforts to show students new experiences and to help them achieve in the classroom and out.Learn More
Screen time, technology major topics at Parent Cafe
Chista Mavandadi, left, listens to Haleigh Lapp, along side Kathleen Nissley, while attending a Parent Cafe workshop Monday at the Union-Snyder Community Action Agency.Learn More
Everyone’s Welcome: Saving Families With Movie Nights and Meetups
Victoria Castro reads to her son and his friend at the Liberty Family Success Center in Kearny, New Jersey. Some locales are experimenting with "family enrichment centers," which provide publicly funded, privately run, community-driven support services to neighborhoods in need. The idea is to encourage parents to tap into their own problem-solving skills so that they can become stronger family units — and avoid getting tracked into the child welfare system.Learn More
Local News $20K grant helps Catholic preschool teach tots to read for life
Kathleen Bevenour, assistant director of community-based programs for archdiocesan Catholic Social Services (CSS), reads to students of CSS’s Casa del Carmen Academy in Philadelphia. The top-rated pre-K school recently received a grant from the Archdiocesan Educational Fund to expand its literacy program. (Photo by Gina Christian)Learn More
Shikellamy Hosts Family Strengthening Program
SUNBURY — The Shikellamy School District's family program will begin this week. Superintendent Jason Bendle announced the Strengthening Families Program begins Thursday night at 6:30 at the Shikellamy Middle School, in Northumberland.Learn More