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
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…