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Key lessons for applying continuous improvement tools to improve educational outcomes at scale

Continuous ImprovementBy Jeff Edmondson November 18, 2016 Leave a comment

Collective impact has been one of the biggest buzzwords in the social sector, and, unfortunately, the term gets used for a range of activities that deviate from the original intent: achieving results at scale. Our focus with the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network has been to establish standards for what this work really takes to…

10 effective strategies to increase FAFSA completion in your community

OutcomesBy Heidi Black October 18, 2016 Leave a comment

When working to increase rates for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), cradle-to-career partnerships are always looking for proven, easy-to-replicate strategies that lead to results. Through the work of StriveTogether’s Postsecondary Enrollment Impact and Improvement Network, we know the effective strategies used to make sure that more students successfully completed the FAFSA. 1.…

In Cincinnati, systems are changing and student outcomes are improving

Outcomes, Systems changeBy Parvathi “Parv” Santhosh-Kumar September 20, 2016 Leave a comment

As hundreds of leaders and practitioners across sectors converge in Memphis for StriveTogether’s Cradle to Career Network Convening, we are proud to announce the designation of StrivePartnership of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky as our first Proof Point Community, celebrating the achievements of local partners and institutions working together to change how education systems work…

A gathering of experts and learners

Collective Impact, InsightsBy Guest Post September 6, 2016 Leave a comment

Guest post by Victor Cedeño, director of networks and education policy with Generation Next, a cradle-to-career partnership in Minnesota. This past June, I had the opportunity to attend the StriveTogether Expert Convening in Las Vegas. I was honored to be invited but was even more excited for the opportunity to learn from other communities. As it…

Checking the foundation for collective impact

Data useBy Guest Post August 24, 2016 Leave a comment

Adriane Johnson-Williams, founding facilitator for the Seeding Success partnership in Memphis, Tenn., is exploring what it looks like to truly do the work of collaborative action. Through stories of challenging conversations and genuine relationship building, she shares her experiences working to change behaviors and practices in pursuit of better and more equitable outcomes at scale.…

Not just old wine in new bottles

Collective ImpactBy Guest Post August 15, 2016 Leave a comment

This change was made for you and me

InsightsBy Guest Post August 11, 2016 Leave a comment

Guest post by Juliette Price, director of The Albany Promise, a StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network partnership. Communities and individuals, from California to New York, are working every day to change adult behavior to improve the outcomes for our nation’s most vulnerable students. But this work can be lonely. At this year’s StriveTogether Expert Convening,…

It’s easy to think of a system as a series of cogs and wheels: mechanical components that work together to get something done. In reality, the systems we work within are more diverse, complex and robust than anything we could imagine. They’re comprised of people with different perspectives, motivations, and behaviors. This means that changing…

Success by design, not by chance: Building capability to achieve results at scale

Capability buildingBy Jeff Edmondson May 23, 2016 Leave a comment

While facilitating a planning session with a group of communities as part of the Corridors of College Success Initiative, Luzelma Canales of the RGV Focus partnership in Rio Grande Valley made a profound summary statement that captured the heart of their work: “We see what we do as making sure success — graduating from college — happens by…

How might we get more students to class?

Capability buildingBy Colleen Maleski April 27, 2016 Leave a comment

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 his blog, The Secret Phrase that Sparks Creative Solutions: “How assumes that solutions exist and provides the creative confidence needed to identify and solve for…

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