/tags/karen-kalish Karen Kalish en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:33:33 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-04-15/how-the-home-works-program-is-helping-students-teachers-succeed-in-the-classroom On Monday’s St. Louis on the Air, © 2024 �������� reporter Jeremy D. Goodwin led a discussion about a local program that pays teachers in… Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:33:33 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-04-15/how-the-home-works-program-is-helping-students-teachers-succeed-in-the-classroom Evie Hemphill /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-01-12/local-nonprofit-helps-parents-and-teachers-form-a-united-front-through-home-visits St. Louis native and self-identified “serial social entrepreneur” Karen Kalish founded HOMEWORKS! The Teacher Home Visit Program in 2007. Kalish was… Thu, 12 Jan 2017 23:06:57 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-01-12/local-nonprofit-helps-parents-and-teachers-form-a-united-front-through-home-visits /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-01-15/home-visit-program-connects-teachers-parents Positive relationships between teachers, students and parents lead to success. That’s the idea behind Home Works’ teacher home visit program.Teachers in… Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:11:09 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-01-15/home-visit-program-connects-teachers-parents /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-01-15/st-louis-police-recruits-help-kids-learn-to-read After an uneventful police ride-along, Karen Kalish had an idea. She wanted to match police officers with young students who struggle with reading. For… Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:08:21 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-01-15/st-louis-police-recruits-help-kids-learn-to-read /education/2014-05-02/roosevelt-high-students-aim-to-turn-donated-pews-into-learning-opportunities Kenyun Robinson, 16, a sophomore at Roosevelt High School in the St. Louis Public Schools, has a desk and bookshelves at home. But he knows that many… Fri, 02 May 2014 20:48:15 GMT /education/2014-05-02/roosevelt-high-students-aim-to-turn-donated-pews-into-learning-opportunities Chris King /education/2013-06-25/helping-teachers-connect-with-students-in-their-homes This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 25, 2013 - “The house is a goldmine of information,” said Karen Kalish, founder of Home Works, a… Wed, 26 Jun 2013 03:57:34 GMT /education/2013-06-25/helping-teachers-connect-with-students-in-their-homes Caroline Ludeman /education/2013-02-20/cops-top-school-officials-put-in-time-as-tutors This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 20, 2013 - Mary Houlihan spent 26 years crunching numbers at Anheuser-Busch before coming to the… Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:49:56 GMT /education/2013-02-20/cops-top-school-officials-put-in-time-as-tutors Dale Singer /education/2010-06-06/hate-busters-local-groups-say-education-is-the-best-way-to-combat-hate This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 6, 2010 - If you talk to professionals on the front lines in the fight against hate, three… Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:12:12 GMT /education/2010-06-06/hate-busters-local-groups-say-education-is-the-best-way-to-combat-hate David Baugher /education/2009-01-20/st-louis-high-schoolers-tackle-ethnic-stereotypes This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 20, 2009 - Sprawled in a loose ring, 10 young black women sit in the back corner of the… Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:22:06 GMT /education/2009-01-20/st-louis-high-schoolers-tackle-ethnic-stereotypes Chris Birk