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Hazelwood School Realizing Gains on Investment in Teacher Home Visits
As reported on the Hazelwood School District website Hazelwood School District (HSD) has set high academic expectations for student success. Those expectations, however, are also extended to families who have…
2015-2016 Annual Report
HOME WORKS! has just released our 2015-16 Annual Report. Take a look to see what a great year we had! You can read the full report here: Home Works! Annual…
Founder and Teachers Tell the HOME WORKS! Story on St. Louis on the Air
Local nonprofit helps parents and teachers form a “united front” through home visits by Kim Oswalt • Jan. 12, 2017 Listen to the broadcast – Go to the article St….
Education Week Features HOME WORKS! Success
Missouri Teachers See Student Academic Gains After Making Home Visits by Madeline Will • January 6, 2017 • 5:12 PM Teachers in the St. Louis area are showing up at…
Students Who Participated in the Teacher Home Visit Program Scored Better on Standardized Tests, Had Improved School Attendance
HOME WORKS! was featured in an article on PR Newswire. Initial Research Shows HOME WORKS! Is Making a Difference in Student Performance ST. LOUIS, Mo. (November, 2016) – An independent…
Ritenour Signs on with the HOME WORKS! Model
HOME WORKS! and Ritenour Schools were featured in the following article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on October 15, 2016. Ritenour takes part in program for at-risk students Ritenour has…
Home Visits in Columbia MO Making the News
The Columbia Tribune recently reported on HOME WORKS! making a difference in Parkade Elementary. Parkade teachers forge bonds with students through in-home visits Dionne George said she was happy when…
HOME WORKS! Summer 2015 Newsletter
Included in this issue: Wrapping up an Incredible 2014-2015 School Year Meet Joann Rich Training Teachers for Home Visits Teacher Appreciation Amazon Smile Read this issue
New Partnership with Ready to Learn
Ready to Learn, a local St. Louis nonprofit that started in 2011, has been critical in helping provide schools we work in with books for our HOME WORKS! students who…