Higher Achievement finds many things to applaud in President Obama’s budget proposal for FY2013. We’re glad to see the President recognizes the value of supporting student learning beyond the traditional school day. Most importantly the budget maintains funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Center program at $1.153 billion.
Middle Schoolers Pour Out Their Hearts On Paper
This past Valentine’s Day, students in Washington, D.C. competed for a chance to perform at the Kennedy Center, by reciting their own poems, all about love.
It’s called the Literary Love Poetry Performance, and the February 29 event is the brainchild of Higher Achievement, an after-school and summer academic program for middle-school students in at-risk communities.
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Tagged love out loud, love poetry, poetry, valentines day
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Higher Achievement Featured on WAMU’s Community Minute
Throughout the month of February, Higher Achievement is featured on the WAMU 88.5 Community Minute – a profile of our work airing on the station over 30 times! This feature is part of WAMU’s “American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen” series, a public media initiative supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to help local communities across America address the dropout crisis.
Many thanks to WAMU and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for raising awareness about such a crucial issue.
Have you heard the profile yet? Let us know what you think in the comments!
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Higher Achievement Mentor Robert Zagorski is Washingtonian of the Year
From Washingtonian Magazine:
Call him Super Volunteer. By night, Robert Zagorski is a medical technologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. By day, he spends most of his time—up to 250 days a year—helping nonprofits. One of his causes is Higher Achievement, an after-school and summer academic program for middle-school youth in at-risk communities.
Reade the full story: Washingtonians of the Year 2011: Robert Zagorski. Follow Robert’s incredible example and volunteer to be a mentor today.
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2012 Love Poetry Performances: Talent is Everywhere!
Higher Achievement’ s 2012 love poetry performances will be held next month in Richmond, Baltimore, and DC Metro. Join us in celebrating the spirit of Valentine’s Day with our scholar poets as they perform their original love poetry!
Stay tuned to our Facebook pages for more information. See the appropriate links below:
- Baltimore: Poetry Performance details, Facebook Page
- Richmond: Poetry Performance details, Facebook Page
- DC Metro: Poetry Performance details, Facebook Page
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