Category: News
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Making Every Presence Count (the Fun Way) on Attendance Awareness Month
Building good attendance habits doesn’t always require moving mountains. It often starts with a moment of joy. An unexpected reward or a simple celebration can help shape how a child feels about showing up to school. These positive motivators lead to larger wins, building momentum that keeps students present, engaged, and on track. September is…
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From Documenting Trauma to Healing It: Sarah Serluco’s Journey to Child Advocacy
In the award-winning 2000 documentary, “Just, Melvin, Just Evil,” there is a moment when an adult victim of child abuse tearfully remembers: “Each time I mentioned it to somebody, they said I was crazy.” Among those behind the camera was Sarah Serluco, a seasoned television producer who had built a career in New York, from…
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Back In Class, Back On Track: Help Keep a Student in School This Fall
Who doesn’t love seeing first-day-of-school photos on their social feed? Kids sporting their cutest new outfits and Spider-Man backpacks. Huge grins proudly revealing the baby teeth they lost over the summer. Excitement over a new teacher, a new classroom, and new friends. For many children and families, it’s a fresh start. For others, it’s another…
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Volunteers like Josh Swiger don’t just show up. They stay in the fight for decades.
In the 35 years since Truancy Intervention Project (TIP) was founded, the effort to keep Georgia’s kids in school has been anything but a straight line. It’s hard to believe that, less than two decades ago, chronically absent students were being held in regional youth detention centers for truancy — a practice Georgia has since…