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Spotlight: Volunteers, Students, & Staff

By Nancy Schroeder

Building Connections with Reading and One Another

Bernadette Diaz is a volunteer tutor, our reading specialist, and she supervises our after-school tutoring at St. Catherine-St. Lucy. Bernadette spoke about volunteerism before she even spoke about her expertise […]

Filed Under: News, People and Places, Spotlight: Volunteers, Students, & Staff

By Nancy Schroeder

Welcome to our newest Board Members

We are so pleased to announce that we’ve added three new members to our Board of Directors. Kevin Cullinane, Sharon Hermanns, and Drew Thompson bring diverse perspectives and expertise that […]

Filed Under: News, People and Places, Spotlight: Volunteers, Students, & Staff

By Nancy Schroeder

Barb is bringing joy to Math!

An older white woman sits with a young black girl, with red blocks spread on the table in front of them.

You may be seeing more of volunteer Barbara Mayer, beyond her typical Monday night tutoring; We’re thrilled to announce Barb as our Math Specialist to better support our students and […]

Filed Under: News, People and Places, Spotlight: Volunteers, Students, & Staff

By Nancy Schroeder

A Constellation of Educational Stars

Meet Tishara and her children, Jayla (16), Jasmine (15), Jerron (13), and Jordyn (7). Like many of our families, Tishara and her husband, Jerron Sr., first heard about Learning Edge […]

Filed Under: News, People and Places, Spotlight: Volunteers, Students, & Staff, Uncategorized

By Nancy Schroeder

Howard and Howard

One week at tutoring, Learning Edge Student Howard’s tutor was absent and Tutor Howard Anderson’s student was absent. The two were assigned to temporarily work together: a pair of Howards. […]

Filed Under: News, People and Places, Spotlight: Volunteers, Students, & Staff

By Nancy Schroeder

A Bounty of Benefits

When one of our sixth graders, Kevin, began struggling in academics a few years ago, his family found Learning Edge. Andrew Thompson, father to Kevin and first grader Ava (and […]

Filed Under: News, People and Places, Spotlight: Volunteers, Students, & Staff

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