Data Dashboard Keeps Users, Student Outcomes at the Center of the Conversation
When it came time for the Community Center for Education Results (CCER), the backbone organization supporting The Road Map Project in South Seattle and South King County, to release its annual report...
View ArticleDon’t Be Afraid to Advocate
Guest post by Victor Cedeño, Director of Networks and Education Policy with Generation Next, a Cradle to Career partnership in Minnesota. Being a part of the StriveTogether network is exciting because...
View ArticleNetwork in the News: graduation rates, SXSWedu, workforce training and more
Recent reports and studies by Network partners, as well as many local events to benefit students and communities, have gained traction in the media in recent weeks. The Tri-County Cradle to Career...
View ArticleBueller, Bueller? Taking Attendance is More Than a Formality
For students and teachers, taking attendance might seem like a pointless formality. But the power of those attendance numbers to change the outcome for students is huge. Students who miss more than 10...
View ArticleMaking the Case for Advocacy
Advocacy can be a scary word. We don’t want to appear to take sides or lose our neutrality. But advocacy doesn’t have to be scary and I am willing to go so far as to say that advocacy is what cradle...
View ArticlePartnerships and Public Policy
Guest post by Heba Atwa-Kramer, Director of Community Impact at United Way of Central New Mexico, backbone organization for StriveTogether Cradle to Career partnership Mission: Graduate. Our board...
View ArticleNetwork in the News: funding, FAFSA, and school designs
Partnerships are broadening their horizons while retaining their focus on the essentials. Portland, Oregon’s All Hands Raised has a Parent Equity Fund that collects funding to help schools with...
View ArticleHow Might We Get More Students to Class?
In education, challenges are complex, often chronic, and sometimes seem insurmountable. But what if we tackled these challenges with a “How Might We” approach? As IDEO’s CEO, Tim Brown, explains in...
View ArticleNetwork in the News: cooperation and collective impact
What do collective impact, cross-sector cooperation, and making a difference in the lives of children have in common? Well, a whole lot. And they’re just a few of the reasons StriveTogether Cradle to...
View ArticleNetwork in the News: summer programs, grants, and celebrations
StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network members are taking advantage of these long days to make headlines while making an impact in their communities. A lunch program sponsored by Every Hand Joined in...
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