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BGCA Keystone Conference Inspires Future Leaders

By: Lew Montgomery, program director, with support from Amy Nicknish, program manager

We recently attended Boys and Girls Clubs of America’s National Keystone Conference. You can learn more about our work with BGCA below. What is the

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Guest Blog: Kids on Course University

By: Beth Malicki, board director, Zach Johnson Foundation

Summer vacation in America typically elicits images of family getaways and new adventures. But for about half of the children in Cedar Rapids, Iowa the

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A Delayed Census Would Hurt Education

By: Jim Larimore, chief officer

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s argument that the 2020 Census include a question about citizenship, which caused President Trump to

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Creating Educational Opportunity Requires More Than a Dashboard Score

By: Alina von Davier, senior vice president, ACTNext; Jim Larimore, chief officer; Wayne Camara, PhD, ACT's Horace Man chair, Research

Originally posted on act.org on May 29, 2019 Media coverage of the recent ”Varsity Blues” investigation and prosecution involving celebrities and wealthy parents generated a

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