Over 10 years ago, Christ Together Greater Austin met with civic leaders throughout Central Texas to interpret many issues to which needed to be addressed. One of the results -- school dropout rates -- were identified as costing our Central Texas economy over $460 million annually through in social services, incarceration, probation [...]
Volunteering is important. School districts depend on volunteers to make each school year a successful one. Despite the fall semester kicking off virtually, the need for volunteers is still great. Education Connection is committed to serving schools and students in [...]
The 2020-2021 school year is around the corner and districts are working towards what the new school year will look like. Thus, here are the latest answers to several frequently asked questions. We will give updates as they come. Thank [...]
Reading during the summer is crucial for helping students retain the information and skills they’ve learned during the school year. This is especially important this summer since many students finished the school year working from home and online. Below are [...]
The 2019-2020 school year has turned out to be an interesting one. Students everywhere have been learning online for the last two months. It's important to keep the learning process going every summer, but this summer it will be very [...]
As a society we find ourselves in unprecedented times, and education has not gone unscathed as we've weathered the Coronavirus pandemic. The school year is not yet over, but in many ways it has come to a screeching halt. No [...]
FAQs FOR EDUCATION CONNECTION VOLUNTEERS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS Q - Are we able to read “virtually" (Zoom, Facetime, Google Meet, etc.) with students? A - Currently, for liability reasons, Education Connection is not able to have volunteers meet with students on [...]
Research shows that there is a strong correlation between time spent reading and test scores. The reality is that some students do not have academic support at home. Thus, it is important to encourage students to read outside of their school day. Below [...]
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful city! That magical place was called A-town! It was growing so quickly we could hardly keep up! It had so many things to offer – lakes, great restaurants, beautiful outdoors, shopping galore [...]
Do you remember learning to read growing up? What was your biggest hurdle? Was it learning all the different sounds of the letters? Maybe it was remembering which letters were silent? Or was it trying to figure out why two [...]
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