Entries from January 2010

January 19, 2010

Strengthening Families Program offered in Spokane

Communities In Schools, Glover Middle School and Spokane County are offering the Strengthening Families program at Glover Middle School starting on January 21st.    This program is for parents and youth ages 10-14.  Free meals and childcare are provided.  The program runs every Thursday January 21st – March 11th.   This is a research based, [...]

January 19, 2010

Auburn School District, Chamber of Commerce and Communities In Schools to host Middle School Career Conference

On Wednesday, January 20, the first annual Auburn Area Middle School Career Conference will be held from 7:55 A.M. to 10 A.M. at Cascade Middle School in Auburn and from 11:55 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. at Mt. Baker Middle School in Auburn. Auburn School District, Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce and Communities In Schools of [...]

January 13, 2010

New study: Lowering the dropout rate increase job creation, home ownership and car sales.

As a result of a new game-changing study it released on January 12, the Alliance for Excellent Education said there was demonstrated evidence that lowering the high school dropout rate will have important positive implications for the economic vitality of the forty-five largest metropolitan areas in the United States. The study, “The Economic Benefits from [...]