Author Archives: Ritika Kurup

Author: Ritika Kurup

Ritika Kurup is senior director of learning and activation at StriveTogether, where she leads the organizational strategy to gather and share learning, tools and resources to support better, more equitable outcomes for each child.

Equity, systems change and sustainability: Lessons from communities

Systems changeBy Ritika Kurup November 5, 2020 Leave a comment

This year, racial injustice and the public health crisis of COVID-19 have pushed the Cradle to Career Network™ in new ways. Network members have adapted to community needs by serving as data experts, conveners, racial equity champions and policy advocates in the work to improve cradle-to-career outcomes. In a new report, we share bright spots and…

The convening call to action: Shift power and lift youth and community voices

InsightsBy Ritika Kurup October 19, 2018 Leave a comment

“What do you look like in the eyes of the enemy?” asked educator and spoken word poet Christian Paige from the stage last Friday as the ninth national Cradle to Career Network Convening drew to a close. More than 500 leaders, equity champions and change agents sat on the edge of their seats, holding their…

Author Archives: Ritika Kurup

Author: Ritika Kurup

Equity, systems change and sustainability: Lessons from communities

The convening call to action: Shift power and lift youth and community voices

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