There’s a lot of debate in Washington right now about how money should be spent on education, including funding for public versus charter schools. But nonprofit organizations aren’t around for politicians to decide. Jamie Wax looks at one group that has been rewriting the rules of learning for 15 years.
826 In The News, Chapter Highlights, Friends of 826
October 7, 2022
Twenty years ago, 826 opened its first writing & tutoring center, 826 Valencia, in San Francisco, CA. Co-founded by author Dave Eggers and educator Ninive Calegari, 826 was started to provide access to writing education to students K-12 through after-school … Continue reading
September 22, 2015
826 Boston is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Our services are structured around the understanding that great leaps … Continue reading
826 In The News, Friends of 826
March 30, 2018
As part of Women’s History Month and “National March into Literacy” month, Nínive Calegari was honored by ABC7 for changing kids’ lives one book at a time. Continue reading
