Long-time advocate for cradle-to-career impact prevails in national search CINCINNATI, OHIO — The Board of Directors of StriveTogether, a national nonprofit working to improve education for every child, is pleased to announce the election of Jennifer Blatz as president and chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2018. Blatz has served the organization as Interim CEO…
All Hands Raised named fourth community partnership in national StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network to demonstrably improve outcomes and change systems CINCINNATI, OHIO — StriveTogether, a national nonprofit working to improve education for every child, today announced Multnomah County is the fourth community to earn the “proof point” designation in the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network.…
Higher Expectations named third community partnership in national StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network to demonstrably improve outcomes and change systems CINCINNATI, OHIO — StriveTogether, a national nonprofit working to improve education for every child, today announced Racine County is the third community in the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network to earn the “proof point” designation.…
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…
WAMC Northeast Public Radio There’s a national network of local, nonprofit organizations working together to guide a student’s education and improve their outcomes from the time they start learning to the time they start earning. Today on the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll learn about the StriveTogether Network, and hear how they want to create…
Norwalk’s Hamlet Hub Norwalk ACTS is proud to receive a grant from Antares Capital in support of its community work aimed at enriching and improving the lives and futures of all Norwalk children and youth, cradle to career. The partnership with Antares Capital began last November with an initial financial investment and has grown to…
Inside Philanthropy There’s been a lot of movement in the early childhood learning space in the last few years. While some funders have scaled national initiatives, most projects still happen on the local level, like the work the Kenneth Rainin Foundation does in Oakland and the William Penn Foundation does in Philadelphia. Even some funders…
Education Week Several national organizations are coming together to work on increasing kindergarten readiness for children from birth to age 3. The National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, Center for the Study of Social Policy, National Institute for Children’s Health Quality and StriveTogether are partnering to focus on what medical professionals say is…
Working together, organizations will launch coordinated effort to advance programs and policies focused on early years in life when rapid periods of brain development are critical for later success WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 17, 2017) — Research consistently shows that the most rapid period of brain development is in the first years of life, when a baby’s…
The Washington Post Mayors, new and old, are best positioned to build these new systems and become the face of this growing “new localism” in education and human capital development. Cities such as Oakland, Louisville, and Providence, and leaders such as Mayor Libby Schaaf, Mayor Greg Fischer, and Mayor Jorge Elorza, are working with a…
Dallas News Steve Ballmer and his wife, Connie, have been very deliberate — and quiet — in stepping into big-time philanthropy. But the former Microsoft chief executive has a big checkbook, with a net worth of around $30 billion, and he is ready to take on a big challenge: intergenerational poverty. Read more
Inside Philanthropy Mark Zuckerberg’s education philanthropy has come a long way since his $100 million investment in Newark public schools in 2010. The latest K-12 gift from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the organization that Zuck and Priscilla Chan created two years ago, underscores the couple’s commitment to personalized learning and embraces a community-led approach, one…