[YEP-DC] New YEP-DC Blog Post: What military vets can teach at-risk students

Recess blogger Wenna Price, who writes about international education, highlights a British organization this month that connects military veterans with at-risk students, as young as in middle school. Called SkillForce, the program gets  veterans and students together for activity-based learning, often outside of school walls, that teaches kids soft skills like dedication and perseverance. It's paid off: While 16 percent of teens drop out of high school, on average, less than 1 percent of those students who work with SkillForce instructors do. Read more from Wenna's post, "Veterans Teach At-Risk Youth How to Succeed in School," here: http://www.youngedprofessionals.org/1/post/2014/04/veterans-teach-at-risk-youth-how-to-succeed-in-school.html

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