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Who influenced you as a young woman?
We're building a network of gifted, connected women. The Sorority for Middle school girls kicks off its second year at the Normandin Middle School in New Bedford. We're looking for guest speakers for Thursday afternoons, in school, after school, from 2:30-4pm. For a...
Kid President Is Back!
This time it's SOCKTOBER! We're huge fans of this kid! |
Five Practical Ways to Stop Bullying and Intolerance
Please share this video with a middle or high school child! New research from scholars at University of California found that approaches to bullying and harassment have a better chance of success if bystanders, who make up the vast majority, are the focus of efforts...
Bill Moyers talks to Wendell Berry
October, 2013 When we think of great contemporary Americans, we think of Wendell Berry!
Student volunteers join the GNBSPC walk!
GiftsToGive student volunteers along with mentors Matt and Bob met up with over 400 neighbors in the first annual walk to raise awareness around the crisis we share as a community about the alarming rise in suicides, especially among teens. Student leaders Nathan...
In Massachusetts, 43% of third graders are not proficient readers
Performance in reading on the third grade MCAS has not improved since 2001. Among children from low-income families, a staggering 65% lag in reading. The 2013 MCAS scores show that third grade reading proficiency rates have declined four percentage points since 2012....
Bridgewater State Students Define Renewable Energy!
Sixty BSU students from two groups: The Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority and The African Students Association came in at different times on Saturday and processed a week's worth of donations in one day! With over 30,000 SouthCoast children living in poverty, the need is...
Dylan Garity’s “Rigged Game”
The text of Dylan's poem - Visit Dylan's Face Book page: Every day when I was five, my older sister would play teacher. Her students were me, my stuffed rabbit and an American girl doll, She'd line us up at the end of the bed and teach us whatever she'd learned in...
Listening to Dylan
Dylan Garity, performing at the 2013 National Poetry Slam in Minneapolis (TEXT OF POEM)