Growing Up in America 3/12/12

Join Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball from CHILDREN AT RISK for the March 12th episode of the Growing Up in America on 90.1FM KPFT in Houston! This segment features Susan Shenker, Principal at Walnut Bend Elementary, Jaime Hanks, Managing … Continue reading

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Growing Up in America 3/5/12

Join Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball from CHILDREN AT RISK for the March 5th episode of the Growing Up in America on 90.1FM KPFT in Houston! The show features our good friend Bill Bentley, President & CEO of Voices … Continue reading

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Growing Up in America 2/27/12

Join Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball from CHILDREN AT RISK for the February 27th episode of the Growing Up in America on 90.1FM KPFT in Houston! This show features Rachel Kimbro, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rice University, and … Continue reading

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Growing Up in America 2/20/12

Join Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball from CHILDREN AT RISK for the February 20th episode of the Growing Up in America on 90.1FM KPFT in Houston! The show features Steven Goff, Assistant Director of CHILDREN AT RISK’s Center to … Continue reading

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Growing Up in America 2/13/12

Join Laura Nelson and Brian Greene (from the Houston Food Bank) from CHILDREN AT RISK for the February 13th episode of the Growing Up in America on 90.1FM KPFT in Houston! The show features Dr. Ann Barnes, Assistant Professor at … Continue reading

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Children’s Hero of the Month

Melissa Wilson April Children’s Hero of the Month What originally interested you in becoming a member of the CHILDREN AT RISK family? When I first moved to Houston twelve years ago, Children at Risk was the very first organization that … Continue reading

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Things YOU Can Do to Advance Education Reform

On November 10, CHILDREN AT RISK and its Texas Education Center partners hosted the TEC Summit: Advancing Quality, Innovation, and Collaboration in Our Schools. The event was packed full of speakers and panelists who inspired the audience to consider out-of-the-box … Continue reading

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Growing Up in America 10/31/11

Join Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball from CHILDREN AT RISK for the October 31st, 2011 episode of the Growing Up in America on 90.1FM KPFT in Houston! The show features our good friend Jason Sabo, Senior Vice President of … Continue reading

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Editorial: Provide Students Food for Learning

Below is an editorial I published with HISD Superintendent Terry Grier on the importance of the School Breakfast Program for student success, as it appeared in the Houston Chronicle this morning.  (Learn more about food insecurity in Texas.) Provide students … Continue reading

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Time is running out! Help fight childhood obesity in Texas

Support the fight against childhood obesity:  Ask members of the House Calendars Committee to set SB 224 for a vote on the House Floor! Texas can fight obesity even in the midst of a budget shortfall if we think creatively … Continue reading

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