we advance
StriveTogether network members get better results for youth from cradle to career.
our impact
The StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network shows us what is possible when we work together.
As a team, our impact is a reflection of our shared motivation to create lasting change. We work upstream to dismantle the cycle of inequitable outcomes by re-designing the systems that set kids up for failure, to instead maximize their opportunity.
Our network members get better results for youth
from cradle to career.
path to success
COVID-19 disrupted outcomes, as many schools paused standardized testing and simplified graduation requirements, and postsecondary institutions modified enrollment and graduation requirements. This made data collection and interpretation difficult. While the data collected during the pandemic paints a cloudier picture than previous years, it provides context as StriveTogether works toward an equitable recovery.
Number of partnerships with:
Positive change
Negative change
Little or no change
MILESTONES
NUMBER OF
PARTNERSHIPS IMPROVING OUTCOMES
kindergarten
readiness
kindergarten
readiness
early grade
reading
early grade
reading
middle grade
math
middle grade
math
high school
graduation
high school
graduation
postsecondary
enrollment
postsecondary
enrollment
postsecondary
completion
postsecondary
completion
employment
employment
Building an equitable
recovery
Four Wisconsin communities provide insights for an equitable recovery.
Creating equitable
playspaces
StriveTogether partnered with KABOOM! and Cradle to Career Network members in a multi-city effort to advance playspace equity.
The Commit Partnership
dallas
The Commit Partnership, a member of the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network, convened a coalition of more than 40 community leaders to support student access to virtual learning during the early days of the pandemic and to forge a strategic plan to achieve digital equity.
Impact Tulsa
tulsa
StriveTogether network member, ImpactTulsa, partnered with the City of Tulsa and Tulsa public schools to bridge the digital divide at the onset of the pandemic.