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…
Josh Davis brings more than 15 years’ experience in fundraising and government affairs to new role as vice president of external affairs at education-focused organization CINCINNATI, OH — StriveTogether, a national nonprofit working to improve education for every child, today announced Josh Davis has joined the organization as its first-ever vice president of external affairs.…
Connie Ballmer of Ballmer Group, Lisa Hamilton of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Sue Lehmann of the Student Success Network join education-focused organization CINCINNATI, OHIO — StriveTogether, a national nonprofit working to improve education for every child, today announced the addition of three members to its board of directors. Joining the board are Connie Ballmer…
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
Five StriveTogether communities from across the country now producing consistent improvement and awarded highest designation by the national nonprofit CINCINNATI, OHIO — StriveTogether, a national nonprofit working to improve education for every child, today announced the achievement of a bold three-year goal by naming five “Cradle to Career Network” communities as shining examples of student…
Tacoma among five communities nationwide recognized for outstanding progress in strengthening local education pipeline TACOMA, WASH. — Graduate Tacoma today joins just four other communities in the nation to receive the highest possible designation from StriveTogether, as the partnership unveiled dramatic improvement of outcomes at all stages of Tacoma’s education pipeline — including a 53…
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