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StriveTogether invites our partners and cradle-to-career network members to share their thoughts and insights on the Striving for Change blog. Interested in blogging? Contact Emily Smith at smithe@knowledgeworks.org.

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From starting small to building community: Working effectively for kids and families

Continuous ImprovementBy Guest Post March 5, 2019 Leave a comment

Guest blog post by Ida Thompson, director of national network and program affairs at Spartanburg Academic Movement. 2012 in Spartanburg, S.C.: Too many children were entering kindergarten not ready to learn. Access to developmental screening for young children was non-existent. Only a few educators and advocates kept early childhood issues front and center. The Children’s…

Ballmer Group Grantee Spotlight: StriveTogether

StriveTogether NewsBy Guest Post February 27, 2019 Leave a comment

This post originally appeared on Ballmer Group’s website. A data-driven approach to community partnership that supports kids cradle to career After the first five years of the original StrivePartnership, nine percent more children were ready for kindergarten and college enrollment had jumped 10 percent. By Jeff Edmondson, Executive Director – Community Mobilization In 2006, more…

Creating ripple effects: Building a culture of continuous quality improvement in Arizona

Continuous ImprovementBy Guest Post January 22, 2019 Leave a comment

Guest blog post by StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network member Cradle to Career Partnership In Pima County, Arizona, the number of 3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in high-quality early education rose from 16.4 percent to 21.5 percent over two years. But nearly 15,000 kids still don’t have access to these programs. We need community leaders to…

Salt Lake City’s secrets to collaboration in early childhood development

Collective ImpactBy Guest Post October 29, 2018 3 Comments

Guest blog post by Jason Brown, vice president of communications at Envision Utah The prenatal-to-age 3 development landscape is abuzz in Salt Lake City. People from many different organizations are anxiously engaged in making sure parents have the tools, knowledge and support they need to help their children get a great start. When we’re not…

Friends in the work

InsightsBy Guest Post October 22, 2018 Leave a comment

Guest blog post by Christian Paige, educator, keynote speaker and spoken word poet. The StriveTogether national Cradle to Career Network Convening last week was nothing short of amazing. The event was a metaphor for me. I had the privilege of opening and closing the convening with spoken word performances honoring two leaders who have made significant…

Interactive presentation illustrates students’ experiences and effects on communities

StriveTogether NewsBy Guest Post October 12, 2018 Leave a comment

Guest blog post by Lindsay Ridinger, manager of Wow! Communications and Marketing at Summit Education Initiative in Akron, Ohio. Growing up, Frank was always “the new kid.” Frank’s family moved so many times during his childhood that it was difficult for him to get on track in school. He stumbled at every step, from cradle…

Welcome to Seattle! Help students discover paths beyond high school this week

StriveTogether NewsBy Guest Post October 3, 2018 Leave a comment

Guest blog post by Kristen “Avery” Avery, college and career success director, and Alejandra Pérez, college and career success coordinator, at the Community Center for Education Results. Welcome to our fellow cradle-to-career colleagues coming from all over the country to join us for this year’s StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network Convening. This is an exciting…

Eastside Pathways welcomes all to StriveTogether’s 2018 national convening

StriveTogether NewsBy Guest Post October 3, 2018 Leave a comment

Guest blog post by Stephanie Cherrington, executive director of Eastside Pathways. Eastside Pathways and our partners extend a warm greeting to the community organizations, individuals and leaders from the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network. We’re thrilled to welcome you to Seattle, a city known not just for the Space Needle, Starbucks and the rain, but also for…

Training kicks off Equity Action Plan in Dayton, Ohio

EquityBy Guest Post August 30, 2018 2 Comments

Guest post by Ellen Belcher, communications director at Learn to Earn Dayton. Thanks to support from StriveTogether’s Cradle to Career Community Challenge and the Lumina Foundation, nearly 150 Dayton-area educators and community leaders recently participated in a two-day training on equity by the National Equity Project. Learn to Earn Dayton is a member of the StriveTogether…

Moving to outcomes in Norwalk, Conn.

Collective ImpactBy Guest Post July 24, 2018 3 Comments

Guest post by Mary Kate Locke, director of child and family development at Family & Children’s Agency, a partner of Norwalk ACTS of Norwalk, Conn. At Family & Children’s Agency, we are excited to participate in the StriveTogether Prenatal to Age 3 Impact and Improvement Network through our work with Norwalk ACTS, the local cradle-to-career…

Creating a culture of continuous improvement in Salt Lake

Capability buildingBy Guest Post February 13, 2018 Leave a comment

Guest post by Amy Ahrens Terpstra, Senior Director of Network Partnerships at United Way of Salt Lake. Across districts in the Promise Partnership of Salt Lake, chronic absence rates range from 7 to 18 percent, with persistently higher rates for low-income and Latino students. United Way of Salt Lake (UWSL) recognized that chronic absence is a…

Youth commission’s student member shares importance of youth voice in moving the work forward

InsightsBy Guest Post November 1, 2017 Leave a comment

Guest post by Esmeralda Castillo, District 3 representative of the San Antonio Youth Commission. On Oct. 3-5, 2017, I had the incredible opportunity to attend StriveTogether’s 2017 Cradle to Career Network Convening in Phoenix, Arizona, as the District 3 representative of the San Antonio Youth Commission (SAYC). Managed by the P16Plus Council of Greater Bexar…

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