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A chess program helped this 8‑year‑old raise $240,000 and get his family out of a homeless shelter – here’s what to look for in a chess program for your child

Third-grader Tanitoluwa Adewumi was crowned as a New York State Scholastic chess champion on March 10. GoFundMe Before he won the primary (K-3) championship section of the New York State Scholastic ...
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JCPS chess program aims to help student in and out of the classroom

EFFECT ON JULY 1ST. WELL, SOME OFHE T COUNTRY’S BEST CHSES PLAYERS LEARNED THE GAME AS STUDENTS AT JEFRSFEON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IT’S PART OF AN AFTER-SCHOOL ...
New York Daily News

Philanthropist gifts $1M to Success Academy charter schools for new chess programs

That’s a mighty big check, mate. A Manhattan philanthropist is giving Success Academy charter schools $1 million for new chess programs for students. The gift from retired child psychologist Dan ...