The Baytown Sun -December 20, 2006

By Kirk Ehlig

Lee AVID students make angels for patients

Students in Lee High School’s AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, class delivered homemade decorated paper angels to ... .more

MySA.com -December 12, 2006

By Jeanne Russell

Firing up the overlooked

Joe Monroe, a 6-foot-2-inch high school freshman with a gift for writing, remembers his fourth-grade visit to North Carolina relatives who inspired his... .more

STAR-TELEGRAM -December 10, 2006

By SHIRLEY JINKINS

Hutcheson Junior High has become a model school for a program that helps average students prepare for college

Karen Kwast's seventh-graders at Hutcheson Junior High School huddled in small groups, with papers and dry erase boards at the ready, mumbling in that... .more

Star Community Newspapers - November 3, 2006

By Stefanie Ackerman

PISD poised to close education gaps

The “Dream Big” theme for this Plano Independent School District’s year is more than a catch phrase.
Superintendent Dr. Doug Otto hosted the first annual state of the district forum to... .more

Dallasnews - August 10, 2006

By ANDREW D. SMITH

Putting kids on path to higher education

As classes start next week in the Mesquite school district, several dozen students at McDonald and Vanston middle schools will participate... .more

San Antonio Express - February 10, 2006

Wachovia gives $1 million for education

Wachovia Corp. has announced it is donating $500,000 to two educational enrichment organizations to help Texas students.... .more

Dallas Business Journal - February 7, 2006

By Cameron Stewart

Wachovia donates $1M to schools

Wachovia will grant $500,000 each to Communities in Schools of Dallas and Edinburg-based Advancement Via Individual Determination, known as AVID.... .more

Austin American-Statesman - July 03, 2006

COMMENTARY

Perez: College prep skills could help every student

All students should have the opportunity to go to college. They don't all need to attend college, but they should take and succeed in the course work and exams that would make... .more

El Paso Times - October 26, 2005

Our views

Students meet challenge, realize potential

Potential is nice to have, but doesn't have any palpable value until it is turned into reality. That's the aim ... more

The Dallas Morning News - September 2, 2005

By KRISTINE HUGHES

College becomes reality in elective course that teaches study skills

In ninth grade, Jarvis Cole was a C student who frequently had trouble finishing homework and getting to class on time with ... more

Texarkana Gazette - August 1, 2005

By DIONNE VICTOR

AVID program offers advanced opportunity

Texarkana - In its first year, the Advancement Via Individual Determination program allowed 41 Texas Middle School students the opportunity ... more

The Dallas Morning News - July 6, 2005

By DAKARAI I. AARONS

Plano ISD: AVID program will target the average student

Plano - School programs are often designed for the highest achievers or the lowest stragglers. Now Plano schools plan to target the masses in the middle. ... more

The Houston Chronicle - June 29, 2005

By FLORI MEEKS

Aldine ISD program helps build students' confidence

Aldine - During the course of Candy Core's educational career, she has seen teachers go to great lengths to reach high-risk students and she has seen programs geared ... more