Using Chess to Inspire America’s Kids in Rome, Adairsville, Calhoun, and Cartersville, Georgia to Make the Right Moves

Heads Up, Pants Up, Grades Up and Never Give Up!
ROME, Ga., April 23, 2010 — The Be Someone, Inc. national tour goes to Rome, Georgia. Beginning Saturday & Sunday, May 29 & 30, 2010, students, parents and pastors in Rome will be asked to get in the game and think like a champion.
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Are Poor, Minority Kids Unqualified for Academic Success? How a ‘Disadvantaged’ Dallas Neighborhood Created the Blueprint for Education Reform

DALLAS, Feb. 17, 2009 — According to statewide 2008 standardized test results, minority students in Texas rank dead last in vital education subjects like math, science, reading and writing. Add to that the devastating effects of poverty, and the statistics paint a not-so-pretty picture of the s…