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The EdRedesign Lab (EdRedesign) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) has announced the launch of their new Fellowship for Cradle-to-Career Partnership Leaders, a tuition-free, 18-month visiting Fellowship for senior leaders working in the cradle-to-career place-based partnership field. The Fellowship is grounded in real-world applications across a variety of partnership models and was developed…
World Economic Forum This year, the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship has awarded 16 organizations for their social innovation. These organizations offer hope at a time when faith in leadership is in decline worldwide. They show how innovative approaches to deep-seated problems can deliver transformation in areas such as healthcare and education, finance and law, the empowerment…
Philanthropy News Digest Blue Meridian Partners has announced three place-based partnerships totaling $150 million in support of community-driven plans designed to break cycles of poverty. Made as part of the Place Matters portfolio, of which Ballmer Group is an anchor funder, the commitment was divided equally among Dallas, San Antonio, and Spartanburg, South Carolina, catalyzing regional and local funding totaling…
World Economic Forum Social innovators the world over are building trust through systemic solutions to the many challenges facing the world today. They positively impact our economic systems, societies and the environment. For 25 years, the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship has been at the forefront of bringing together the world’s leading social innovators across diverse…
Journal-News A national organization this week presented a local education trailblazer with its top award for his work in education and reducing gaps in academic achievement in Ohio and across the nation. Tom Lasley was recognized by StriveTogether with the Bill Henningsgaard Cradle to Career Champion award before 600 leaders from around the nation at…
Connecticut by the Numbers The number of children ready for kindergarten in Norwalk, Connecticut has increased by seven percentage points over two school years, according to data in a recent case study conducted on Norwalk’s Prenatal to Three Initiative. The increase comes as Norwalk ACTS implements a new screening tool in the homes of children…
The Washington Informer African-American college graduates reportedly owe an average of $25,000 more in student loan debt than white college graduates. Four years after graduation, 48 percent of Black students owe an average of 12.5 percent more than they borrowed and 29 percent face monthly student loan payments of $350 or more. That excessive debt…
RealClear Policy Americans don’t just need relief; we need a bold plan. We need a plan that is grounded in vision for equity that is supported by the best data available. We need something that can move us from recovery to sustainability. We need something rooted in the future, informed by lessons from the past.…
The 74 There is a lot of talk about student loan debt forgiveness right now, but this is actually less about canceling debt and more about investing in workers and the economy while developing sustainable solutions to underlying, systemic problems. Education is a fundamental driver of economic development because it is all about investing in people, and…
Pensacola News Journal The public will have a complete snapshot of the area’s data on racial inequity once a new dashboard is completed this year. Achieve Escambia was chosen for an $85,000 grant to build a database from the national StriveTogether Challenge Fund, which aims to improve outcomes for children and families, that would quantify the state of racial…
The 74 The education sector has been facing a reckoning for some time: Students in the United States consistently underperform on international assessments, and results between demographic groups are persistently and unacceptably uneven. If ever there were a case for continuous improvement, this is it. The continuous improvement process is elegantly simple: It’s a cycle…
RealClearEducation If you spend even a little bit of time scrolling through Twitter these days, you’ve probably come across the phrase “cancel student debt.” It has become somewhat of a rallying cry, a way to bring people together behind the common cause of getting rid of the financial burden of student loans once and for…