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The Team of 2015-16 have all had their exit interviews. The Supervisors have sent them all off with words ringing with endorsement and gratitude. Here are some of the comments we heard: “Expanded our program beyond any other year.” “Took…..
By Brian Broome November 11, 2024 at 1:09 p.m. EST Washington Post Every Sunday, like many Black boys way back when, I was stuffed into a suit, a comb was run through my hair, and I was dragged off to church very…..
Every two years, AmeriCorps partners with the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct the Current Population Survey Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement, the most robust survey about civic engagement across the country and over time. The most recent survey shows the…..
By Adam Grant New York Times November 12th 2024 Dr. Grant, a contributing Opinion writer, is an organizational psychologist at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Humans may be the only species that can imagine an unknown future. But that doesn’t mean we’re any good at it……
By Nicole Asbury November 8, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EST Washington Post Montgomery County advocacy groups and afterschool service providers say they have noticed a troubling trend: Students of color were not reading on grade level, but their parents had no idea…..
By Jonathan Haidt and Will Johnson New York Times September 17th 2024 Dr. Haidt is a social psychologist at New York University’s Stern School of Business; Mr. Johnson is the chief executive of the Harris Poll. This article has been updated to reflect news developments. Was social media a…..
Column- Meghan Leahy October 9, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Washington Post A parent wants to educate their 6-year-old daughter this election year but isn’t sure where to start. Hi Meghan: I am wondering about your recommendations for age-appropriate news for…..
By Jessica Grose NYT Oct. 9, 2024 It has been four and a half years since public schools across the country closed their doors to in-person learning. There is evidence that this generation of K-12 students has not fully recovered academically —…..
August 2022. (Robb Hill for The Washington Post)Skip to main content Meet the candidates Is the Blueprint working? How to improve student performance? Ideas for making school safer By Nicole AsburyOctober 28, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Montgomery County voters willdecide…..
Your curiosity is more appealing than your accomplishments. The most popular Modern Love article of all time, “The 36 Questions That Lead to Love,” has been read by more than 75 million people. Nothing I have (or will ever) put…..
In Mandy Len Catron’s Modern Love essay, “To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This,” she refers to a study by the psychologist Arthur Aron (and others) that explores whether intimacy between two strangers can be accelerated by having them ask each…..