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Upstate Parent The key to helping children get ready for kindergarten lies first in knowing what they need. Spartanburg County’s youngest residents will have a head start with evidence-based support targeted to help all children be ready to start school and succeed in the classroom. Read more
The Seattle Times If we want our kids to succeed in school, the first step is making sure they’re actually in class. But a stark disparity in discipline results in removing black students from school far too frequently. In 2014, black students represented 39 percent of those suspended, despite being only 15.5 percent of public…
Rivard Report No single leader or agency has the capacity to drive change at scale. It takes all of us, pulling together over time to make major improvements for our city and communities. And to work well together, we must have a fundamental commitment to sharing everything from resources, to goals, to decisions. Read more
Getting Smart Deborah Gist grew up in Tulsa. She earned a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education at the University of Oklahoma. After teaching and a couple of east coast masters degrees she ran Serve DC, an extension of the D.C. mayor’s office promoting service as an innovative, sustainable solution to pressing social challenges. Read…
Microsoft Chicago Parvathi Santhosh-Kumar is the Senior Director of Impact at StriveTogether which is a national, nonprofit network of more than 70 communities that supports the success of every child, cradle to career. Their primary focus is to provide coaching, connections and resources to local partnerships to work together to accelerate progress in education. In…
Daily Citizen-News Four years ago, leaders in Tulsa, Okla., looked at their community — home to nearly 30 percent of the state’s population — and decided to make quality education for every student a key priority. The result was ImpactTulsa, a partnership of some 300 organizations and 15 school systems serving some 170,000 students. Read…
The Newport Plain Talk In August 2017, Save the Children expanded services provided to Cocke County through its Community Collaborative initiative. The goal of the program is to bring together all entities that are interested in improving education in the district. Read more
The Austin American-Statesman Texans have a way of coming together during times of great need — and the state’s heroic response to Hurricane Harvey last year reminds us what is possible. But a very different crisis that impacts millions of Texas schoolchildren demands a similar “emergency” response and calls to mind some of the lessons…
Northern Kentucky Tribune StriveTogether, a national nonprofit working to improve education for children, announced the achievement of a three-year goal by naming five “Cradle to Career Network” communities as shining examples of student success for the country. Read more
KBIA Today Paul Pepper visits with Crystal Kroner about Cradle to Career Alliance, a nonprofit that brings together community leaders and Boone County’s six school districts. Crystal says that each year, six milestones (such as kindergarten-readiness) are set based on local educational data. When there are noticeable achievement gaps, ‘action teams’ are formed to try…
Cincinnati Business Courier A Cincinnati-based nonprofit with national reach has named a new leader. Jennifer Blatz has been named president and CEO of StriveTogether effective Jan. 1. She has served as interim CEO for the organization since July. Read more
The Tri-State Defender For the first time since the city of Memphis ceased funding schools after the historic merger of city and county districts, it’s looking into getting back into public education — by putting dollars into pre-K classrooms. Three members of the City Council say they will introduce a resolution next week to support…