"locals serving locals for over 25 years."
By David Brooks Opinion Columnist May 7, 2020 New York Times There is now a vast army of young people ready and yearning to serve their country. There are college graduates emerging into a workplace that has few jobs for…..
AmeriCorps Project CHANGE continues to serve the students of MCPS even though the school system has switched to the virtual classroom. We hope all our partners and members and the students they serve and all their families stay home and…..
Recent reports in the Washington Post relate the disturbing news that the MCPS school system is struggling to keep with the needs of students and that attempts to address the achivement gap are not effective, says the report. “Despite attempts…..
….The stories that are shared in the plenary session are always powerful. People prove to be incredibly open and vulnerable. The day is so full of energy and engagement. Pablo, our co-host at Casa and myself observed that it’s like…..
Tomorrow we have our fourth Annual Storytelling Festival for the AmeriCorps programs of Maryland. Our hosts at Casa Maryland and Pablo Blank always provide a warm welcome in their amazing space. Each year, we try different things and end with…..
Fewer public schools in the Maryland suburbs received the highest ratings — four or five stars — in a statewide system for tracking school performance, according to data released Tuesday as the initiative marked a second year. The dip in…..
Woody Allen once said ( supposedly) that 80% of success in life is about “showing up.” I thought he said it was 90% but I must have been away that day. Perhaps that is a tad too general but for…..
Thanksgiving is one pilgrimmage which, for most Americans, remains a solemn duty- causing family members in millions to travel today to get back home, to be back together with kith and kin one more time. It’s a mad rush, but once…..
Baltimore — When state Sen. William C. Smith Jr. returned to Baltimore-washington International Marshall Airport after a sixmonth deployment with the Navy to Afghanistan, he was most nervous about reuniting with his 18month-old daughter, Jacqueline. KENNETH K. LAM/BALTIMORE SUNMaryland state…..
The team were excited and inspired to experience the powerful training this week from master storyteller and teacher, Noa Baum. For the past 6 years, she has been coaching members how to find their most powerful personal stories that they…..