StriveTogether tracks and uses educational indicators as predictors for pathways to economic mobility, so it might surprise people to see that we’re advocating for a specific federal housing policy. But for us, the connection is clear: To dramatically improve outcomes and reduce racial and socioeconomic disparities for children in communities across the country, we must…
Like many of you, I performed my civic duty and voted in Tuesday’s midterm election. For the rest of the day, I proudly sported my “I voted” sticker and then rushed home, ordered a pizza, hurried my kids to bed and camped out in front of my TV for the next several hours. I’ll admit…
While working in under-resourced schools on Chicago’s south side, I saw firsthand the role that the internet played in a child’s life. Regardless of how old textbooks were or the limited resources available in individual school libraries, the internet became a valuable tool providing students with equal access to knowledge and lessons to develop new…
Cradle-to-career initiatives in Ohio, including six members of the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network, took steps toward improving educational outcomes through policy change at a day-long event January 31 in the state capital of Columbus. The initiatives were joined by with 200 education leaders to share data and recommendations, including a hearing of the Senate…
Guest post by Heba Atwa-Kramer, director of community impact at United Way of Central New Mexico, backbone organization for StriveTogether Cradle to Career partnership Mission: Graduate. Our board recently challenged us to consider ways we could use public policy engagement to support our investment in the community and programmatic work. The timing of this request…