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"Mustang Charlie" receives 2009 Mahogany Education Award
March, 2009 The NAACP honored Charles D. McVean at The Annual Freedom Ball Gala, February 20, 2009. He was selected and recognized by the "2009 Mahogany Education Award." The NAACP, University of Memphis chapter, selects individuals who have made great contributions to Memphis. "Mustang Charlie" McVean started the Peer Power Program to help improve the academic future for the students at East High. The Program has expanded to seven schools. It employs over 150 college and high school honor students to tutor and mentor over a thousand students a day. Five more programs will begin this fall and there is a list of schools which desire a "Peer Power Program." Alumni reaching back to help students at former school May 19, 2008 Assisting with tutoring, mentoring, keeping history alive Read more ...  East High Foundation Gains Admin
FriendApril 21, 20008 President George W. Bush did not forget about his impromptu encounter late last year with a Memphis businessman and a University of Memphis student. Read more ... East High tutoring program receives supportive nod from President Bush December, 2007 
"I just went up and told him, 'I'm Cortney Richardson from the Greater
East High Foundation of Memphis, Tenn.,' and 'This is an exceptional
program,'" said Richardson, recalling his pitch to Bush... "And we told
him Red McCombs said this tutoring program concept is the most
significant advancement in education in the last 100 years. (Bush) said
right then and there, 'It's a deal.' And he told his personal assistant
to give us a business card."Read more ... Alums from '07 and '61, report on success of the 20/20 Vision Tutorial Program November, 2007  East High alumni Courtney Richardson of the Class of 2007 and Charles McVean of the Class of 1961 (third and fourth from the left) discuss the achievements of the peer to peer tutoring program of The Greater East High Foundation on WREG-TV. Watch the youtube.com video of the interview. A Learning Revolution  December, 2007 Top-notch students mentor their younger classmates while earning and learning themselves: a life changing experience for all the kids involved.
Students make real progress at East High. University of Memphis analysis proves that Peer Tutoring Works! January, 2007 The Center For Research in Educational Policy of The University of Memphis analyzed the results of the Seventh and Eighth grade Tutor Program (The East High Enrichment Academy) at East High School. Seventy students (33%) of seventh and eighth grade students consistently and voluntarily attended after school and Saturday classes last year. The program was available to all students. Exhaustive efforts were made to enroll and encourage all students to take advantage of the Foundation's Program. High School Honor students are trained and employed by the Foundation to tutor the middle school students in Mathematics. The program meets for one hour after school and three hours Saturday morning. The group that attended tutoring are referred to as scholars. All other seventh and eighth grade students are referred to as the control group. The report is appended for review, but the results indicate: 1. The seventh grade tutored student/scholars significantly outperformed the seventh grade student (control) that choose not to attend to tutoring. The difference in group means approximated a full standard deviation better. 2. No (0%) tutored seventh grade student/scholars failed the standardized Tennessee Comprehensive Aptitude Program "TCAP" exam versus 30% percent failure rate of students that did not attend tutoring. 3. One eighth grade tutored student failed the Eighth grade TCAP exam versus 28% (percent) of the eighth grade control group of students . 4. Student/scholars in both grades made statistically greater advancement than the control groups. 5. Scholars that had a history of poor academic performance made greater advancement than the control groups. Read the report... |
Charlie McVean: The US Economy: How We Got Here, How We Get Out
November 20, 2007June, 2010 
Teamed together, productivity enhancement and trade deficits are a
lethal threat to employment growth in the United States. Secondly, as
we shall see, the trade deficit has become a primary cause of the
federal deficit. For these reasons, the trade deficit must now be
recognized as a grave threat not only to our economy, but to our
political stability and national security. A goal of eliminating the US
trade deficit, hopefully in a pro-growth fashion, must rise to the very
top of our national political agenda.Read more ... Patterned after the highly successful Peer Power Program at East High School, North Bolivar School District announces receipt of $600,000 21st Century Education Grant September, 2009 The Peer Power Program, which was piloted in the North Bolivar School District in school year 2008-2009, initially was funded by the Greater North Bolivar Schools Foundation. Since the initiation of the program pre- and post-test scores show a dramatic increase and improvement on state tests and an increase in attendance rates among participating students during the short period the program was conducted. Read more ...  The East High Model "Peer Power Program" is being adopted by other schoolsDecember, 2008 More than 1,000 students participate daily in the four-year-old program at 5 schools in Memphis and 3 schools in Mississippi. See a presentation ... National and local news media recognize accomplishments of the Foundation! January, 2008 Local television station highlights The Greater East High Foundation's success after Newsweek magazine cites the program. See the video! Memphis business publication highlights program's appeal to entrepreneurial spirit of student tutors January 18, 2008 Peer Power represents the best marriage of business and education. Read more ... A Birthday Celebration of Accomplishments!  East High family and friends celebrated the life-changing accomplishments of a 90-year-old educator, a 60-year-old school and a three-year-old student tutoring initiative in the school auditorium November 20, 2007. Guest speakers included the nationally recognized philanthropist Dr. Carolyn Farb and self-made Texas billionaire Red McCombs. Read more ... City Council's Humanitarian Award Goes to Charlie McVean December 20, 2007 "Memphis businessman and philanthropist Charles McVean
received the Memphis City Council's annual Humanitarian Award Thursday
night. The council honored McVean for his lifelong contributions to the
city and for a tutoring initiative at East High School. McVean's
Greater East High Foundation started and funded the Peer Power tutoring
program at East High School." (The
Commercial Appeal, December 20, 2007)Chart of the Century September 12, 2006 To Editors: Wall Street Journal We would like to share with your organizations a piece of proprietary research so compelling that we named it our “Chart of the Century.” Read more... Scholar's Creed — Ten Times Better October, 2006 I am here today because I want to make my future TEN TIMES BETTER. Read more... A New Approach to Public Policy... With special emphasis upon solutions to the current crisis in public education November 22, 2005 "The United States must act now to improve its public schools or it will inevitably jeopardize its future as a great nation." Read more... Pioneering educators raise the bar at East High January 11, 2006 New program aims for brighter future at school When
Paul Adams
thwarted the closing in 1978 of a Catholic high school
in Chicago, he didn't know he'd become an icon.
Read more... Relevant Web Sites Links to web sites related to East High School. Our Children - Our Future (Tutor information & Training) |
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