by Neil Dietsch | Mar 9, 2023 | Chess in Education, Chess in Education - US, Chess in Education Initiative, Friends of Chess in Schools, US
Chess in Schools is now Chess in Education – US. Same Dream, Same team, Bigger theme! –> Our name change better reflects its mission of connecting chess to education in all its forms. Not all education takes place within the traditional K-12...
by Neil Dietsch | Aug 5, 2021 | Chess in Education - US, Chess in Education Initiative, New Hampshire Chess in Schools
Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Education announced an innovative partnership today with Chess in Schools (CIS) to establish a statewide chess in schools initiative. The program is funded using federal Title funds. This statewide program supports...
by Neil Dietsch | Jul 26, 2021 | Chess in Education, Chess in Education - US, Chess in Education Initiative, International, US
Chess in Schools (CIS) is pleased to announce a cooperative agreement with the European Chess Union (ECU) supporting Chess in Education (CIE) in the United States. Under the agreement, the ECU, a world leader in CIE development, authorizes CIS as the exclusive...
by Jerry Nash | Nov 10, 2020 | Chess in Education, Chess in Education Initiative
Chess changes lives, especially the lives of students. Today’s students need more than the 3 R’s. To succeed in a rapidly shifting society, they also need the “4 C’s” of 21st century skills. Creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration are essential...
by Neil Dietsch | Mar 31, 2019 | Alabama Chess in Schools, Chess in Education, Chess in Education Initiative, US
March 30, 2019 – State Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey endorsed CIS’s Chess in Education Initiative in this March 20, 2019 memorandum to City and County School Superintendents. We are also pleased to have the support of Ryan Hollingsworth,...
