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This High School is Doing Whatever it Takes to Mentor First-Generation Students

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Despite any obstacles students face, since its creation in 2002, the school has enjoyed impressive outcomes, boasting a college readiness score 27% higher than the city’s in 2019. A range of foundations and community-based organizations help meet the school’s ambitious goal of ensuring both high school graduation and college matriculation.

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Never Broken: How Singer-Songwriter Jewel Became a Mental Health Advocate

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Jewel’s mental health organization: Inspiring Children Foundation In 2002, after many years of putting what she learned to action, Jewel co-founded the Inspiring Children Foundation , which provides mental health programming to youth whose financial circumstances are a barrier to access. Sometimes, bad things happen,” she says. “So,

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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

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Then, in May 2008, he became the 18th pitcher in the history of the storied Red Sox organization to throw a perfect game. His rigorous and dedicated practice habits were no longer just about honing a skill—they were about reclaiming a part of himself. As of 2009, Lester is cancer-free. “I

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Bioteams Part 4: The Team Organization Zone

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This article is the final in a four-part series which describes each of the 4 Bioteams Zones, continuing with t he Organization Zone. In an earlier article, I argued that traditional teams have key weaknesses and limitations and are now being replaced in organizations by Virtually Networked Teams. Introduction. Maturana, H.,

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Cat Johnson Founder of Cat Johnson Co | Creating Connections and Success in Coworking

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And to make a comparison, that’s faster than the growth of the PC industry at its height in 2000 2002, or the mobile phones in 2004 to 2007. You say that the community members or the people that participate with that organization, it could be virtual or it could be physical, that they feel they have ownership of it.

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How to Protect Your Personal Brand When Your Company's Reputation Sucks

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Franny Oxford remembers interviewing former Enron employees in her role as a human resource manager for a large Houston manufacturing and distribution company in 2002. We have to consider everything we’re affiliated with, from our college to our company to our club or organization and even the people who surround us. Schawbel agrees.

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Glenn and Mindy Stearns: Building a Legacy of Kindness

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More than two decades later, she is still sometimes called The Rooster Lady and breaks out that unique skill on occasion. He and Mindy met briefly at a blackjack table in 2002, though neither had or showed any interest in the other. She also does credible impressions of dogs and babies. Her ever-present smile swallows her whole head.

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