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According to Coach Amber, an AmeriCorps member and Playworks program coordinator at the Lee Academy Pilot School in Dorchester, "every day is a...

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ABC News Nightline
05/10/2010

Elementary School in Tough Arkansas Neighborhood Brings in 'Coach Coop' to Give Structure to Playtime

In the orderly halls of Stephens Elementary in Little Rock, Ark., principal Sharon Brooks steers a tight ship: Students dressed in khaki-and-blue uniforms quietly weave between classrooms in single file. (Read the full article)