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Spotlight: Volunteers, Students, & Staff

By Nancy Schroeder

Strong Foundations

A young black man in a blue sweatshirt sits across from an older man in short sleeves. The young man is leaning over a piece of paper, reading.

Meet tutoring duo Caleb and Brian. Caleb was in fourth grade when the two began meeting over zoom due to COVID restrictions; they now meet weekly in person. Caleb is […]

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

By Nancy Schroeder

Dad Jokes, Banter, and Learning

Meet Alexis and Lloyd, a tutoring duo who should have their own podcast. They get the work done–Alexis is a straight-A student and Lloyd is a CPS teacher who spoke […]

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

By Nancy Schroeder

A March Madness Success Story

A young black girl and a white woman lean over the same book. The woman's finger is on the page, pointing to something for the girl to read.

Everyone loves a March Madness success story, so here goes. Meet A’Zaria, a basketball star and a Learning Edge student, and Cheryl, a Learning Edge tutor and one of A’Zaria’s […]

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

By Nancy Schroeder

“What we go through is not just for us”

Meet Karrah Cullers, one of the newest members of our board and a weekly tutor. Karrah has volunteered with us since 2020 and joined the board in November. Karrah works […]

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

By Nancy Schroeder

Tutoring is Teamwork

A young black boy and a white man sit at a table and lean over a graphic novel, reading it together.

Tutor-student duo Jesse and Aiden have worked together since 2019. This fun-loving pair does a lot of reading and often work through Aiden’s math homework together. Like many of our […]

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

By Nancy Schroeder

A Family Affair

A black woman in black clothing poses with a young black girl in a mirror in a clothing store. Both are smiling and the young girl flashes a peace sign with her fingers.

Vivian Grafreed has been part of the Learning Edge Tutoring community for 12 years: first as a mother, now as a grandmother and great aunt. Vivian, a data coordinator for […]

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

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