National, education-focused network will use funds to support general operations, capacity building Cincinnati, Ohio — Over the next five years, national, education-focused network StriveTogether will receive $2.5 million as part of a global initiative by the Ford Foundation to strengthen organizations that work to reduce inequality. The multi-year funding commitment will enable StriveTogether to strengthen…
StriveTogether chooses second set of partnerships for Cradle to Career Accelerator Fund Cincinnati, Ohio — Five communities across the country will expedite their progress toward better educational outcomes for all kids by joining a learning network run by national education-focused network StriveTogether. The communities belong to the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network and were selected…
StriveTogether, Tableau Foundation team up again to help partnerships close achievement gaps Cincinnati, Ohio — StriveTogether has selected 17 communities from its Cradle to Career Network for the second year of its data analytics fellowship program with Tableau Foundation. The fellowship will help these communities more effectively view, analyze and share local education data to…
StriveTogether Network members’ efforts ensure every child in region gets strong start Cincinnati, Ohio — Families in two Ohio cities will have more access to high-quality early childhood education, thanks in great part to StrivePartnership in Cincinnati and Learn to Earn Dayton. Issue 44 in Cincinnati and Issue 9 in Dayton are ballot initiatives whose…
Cradle to Career Champion Award recognizes dedication to student success Cincinnati, Ohio — Because of their constant commitment to make Red Wing, Minn., a better place for kids, Scott and Anne Jones are this year’s Cradle to Career Champions. At its annual Cradle to Career Network Convening in Memphis, StriveTogether today announced the Joneses as…
StriveTogether designates StrivePartnership in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky the first cradle-to-career partnership to demonstrably improve outcomes and change systems Cincinnati, Ohio — Ten years of community-wide collaboration have paid off for students in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. After a decade of bringing together cross-sector partners to improve academic outcomes from cradle to career, nearly 80…
Collective impact partnerships from across the country gather in Memphis for StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network Convening this week Cincinnati, Ohio — This year, 246 more San Antonio, Texas, students completed their FAFSA than in 2015, thanks to help from P16Plus Council of Greater Bexar County. In Tulsa, Okla., college-going seniors accessed $740,000 in additional…
StriveTogether chooses participants for eight-month Tableau Software training cohort Cincinnati, Ohio — School districts, non-profit education organizations and collective impact partnerships rely on data to uncover achievement gaps and identify effective programs that improve student outcomes. But making sense of thousands of data points and sharing them in a way that encourages people to take…
Cradle to Career Champion Award recognizes dedication to student success Cincinnati, Ohio — As a constant advocate for change, StrivePartnership Executive Director Greg Landsman is this year’s Cradle to Career Champion. At its annual convening in Minneapolis, StriveTogether today announced Landsman as the 2015 Bill Henningsgaard Cradle to Career Champion Award recipient. In Cincinnati and…
Cradle-to-career partnerships from across nation gather in Minneapolis for StriveTogether Network convening this week Cincinnati, Ohio — Leaders throughout Memphis, Tenn., are helping students complete their FAFSA forms to increase the total number of college attendees in the region. School officials and community leaders in Austin, Texas, are using community and family engagement to boost…
StriveTogether works with Tableau to help communities see, understand and use data effectively Cincinnati, Ohio — A colorful line graph creatively displays third-grade reading results throughout the county, showing just over 52 percent of students reading on level in 2014. With a couple of clicks, a parent, community leader or district administrator can break down…
StriveTogether chooses collective impact partnerships for Cradle to Career Accelerator Fund cohort Cincinnati, Ohio — With help from some big-name funders, StriveTogether announced the first six communities to receive support from a $15 million investment fund designed to accelerate education-focused collective impact. As a part of the Cradle to Career Accelerator Fund, the first six…