Employers in Six Communities Announce Youth-Designed Actions to Promote Diversity and Inclusion

Posted on May 10, 2022May 3, 2022 by coreeducation

Employers in six communities in Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas announced a series of new commitments to address and promote inclusion and belonging in the workplace for young employees of color. These commitments are the culmination of a unique collaboration supported by America’s Promise Alliance, known as Action Roundtables, between employers, nonprofit Read more about Employers in Six Communities Announce Youth-Designed Actions to Promote Diversity and Inclusion[…]

Collaborating to transform and improve education systems: A playbook for family-school engagement

Posted on March 2, 2022February 27, 2022 by coreeducation

Writing for Brookings, Rebecca Winthrop, Adam Barton, Mahsa Ershadi, and Lauren Ziegler introduce a new playbook on family-school collaboration that makes the case for why family engagement is essential for education systems transformation and why families and schools must have a shared understanding of what a good quality education looks like. Excerpts of the piece Read more about Collaborating to transform and improve education systems: A playbook for family-school engagement[…]

Teacher Occupation Apprenticeship Programs Provide Path to Become a Teacher for Free

Posted on February 15, 2022February 13, 2022 by coreeducation

Tennessee is the first state to be approved by the U.S. Department of Labor to establish a permanent Grow Your Own model, with Clarksville-Montgomery County School System and Austin Peay State University’s Teacher Residency program becoming the first registered apprenticeship program for teaching in the country. Tennessee is the first state in the country to Read more about Teacher Occupation Apprenticeship Programs Provide Path to Become a Teacher for Free[…]

“Creativity Requires Freedom”: What Will It Take to Create Space Within Our Education System to Think and Design Creatively?

Posted on February 8, 2022February 6, 2022 by coreeducation

The Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), in partnership with the Reinvention Lab powered by Teach For America, gathered a “change-maker” group of students, educators, and education leaders. It was an intimate gathering of people committed to a learner-centered, radically different future of education. The question posed to the group was: How do we help Read more about “Creativity Requires Freedom”: What Will It Take to Create Space Within Our Education System to Think and Design Creatively?[…]

Family Engagement Reimagined: Innovations Strengthening Family-School Connections to Help Students Thrive

Posted on February 1, 2022January 31, 2022 by coreeducation

During the 2020-21 school year, schools and families learned in particularly dramatic ways that they can’t effectively support students without being in partnership with one another. Every family faced its own unique challenges navigating distance learning, and many schools had to create new family communication strategies on the fly. While school-driven efforts have been Herculean, Read more about Family Engagement Reimagined: Innovations Strengthening Family-School Connections to Help Students Thrive[…]

3 Lessons from Schools Where COVID Innovations Offer New Solutions

Posted on December 7, 2021December 5, 2021 by coreeducation

Recently in The 74, representatives from three philanthropic organizations supporting public education shared their perspective on COVID innovations worth supporting. Excerpts from their piece appear below: The Canopy Project tracked how hundreds of schools across the country adapted and innovated last year in student-centered ways. The following adaptations these schools developed hold enormous potential to Read more about 3 Lessons from Schools Where COVID Innovations Offer New Solutions[…]

Issue Brief: Learning Pathways

Posted on June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 by coreeducation

Career-connected learning pathways – including internships, apprenticeships, and cooperative education programs – allow students to gain work experience while in high school. Through these programs, young people can develop employability and technical skills that can help them succeed beyond high school, including through building positive relationships with adults, developing social capital, and building their networks. Read more about Issue Brief: Learning Pathways[…]

We must ensure communities can keep the innovations that kids need

Posted on May 27, 2021May 25, 2021 by coreeducation

Writing for the Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), Steven Hodas and Travis Pillow recently highlighted community-based learning innovations that have emerged during the pandemic and urged readers to work to preserve the best of these innovations. Excerpts of their article appear below: Policymakers are understandably eager to return to normal as soon as possible. Read more about We must ensure communities can keep the innovations that kids need[…]

Districts Advancing Racial Equity Tool

Posted on January 28, 2021January 24, 2021 by coreeducation

Decades of reforms have proven insufficient to address persistent racial disparities in educational opportunities. In school systems across the United States, meaningful efforts to ensure access to strong educational opportunities require a bold and significant shift. A new tool from the Learning Policy Institute and the Racial Equity Leadership Network, a program of the Southern Read more about Districts Advancing Racial Equity Tool[…]

State Approaches to Ensuring Quality for College in High School Programs

Posted on October 14, 2020October 10, 2020 by coreeducation

The College in High School Alliance has released the second in a new series of policy snapshots, designed to explore policy issues impacting college in high school programs such as dual enrollment and early college high school. This snapshot provides a discussion about the importance of states having quality assurance mechanisms for college in high Read more about State Approaches to Ensuring Quality for College in High School Programs[…]

Beyond reopening schools: How education can emerge stronger than before COVID-19

Posted on September 30, 2020September 27, 2020 by coreeducation

What may be possible for education on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic? It is hard to imagine there will be another moment in history when the central role of education in the economic, social, and political prosperity and stability of nations is so obvious and well understood by the general population. Now is Read more about Beyond reopening schools: How education can emerge stronger than before COVID-19[…]

Making Education Everyone’s Business: Three Studies of Successful Education Advocacy

Posted on July 30, 2020July 28, 2020 by coreeducation

Business leaders play a critical role in ensuring that our education systems enable young people to gain the skills, knowledge, and experiences they need to be successful in the current and future economy. Business voices can be powerful tools to help shape policy, champion programs, and advocate for greater coordination and alignment among the early Read more about Making Education Everyone’s Business: Three Studies of Successful Education Advocacy[…]

Tools for Strong District-Teacher Preparation Program Partnerships

Posted on October 25, 2018October 23, 2018 by coreeducation

School districts and teacher preparation programs both play critical roles in setting educators up for success in the classroom. However, too often they work in isolation. By creating a partnership around shared goals, they can build a stronger, more diverse workforce–and provide a better and more equitable education experience to students. But how should they Read more about Tools for Strong District-Teacher Preparation Program Partnerships[…]

Dozens of Arts Programs Could Receive Funding Under Federal Education Law

Posted on December 6, 2017December 2, 2017 by coreeducation

A new literature review from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) explores research available on arts integration activities and finds 44 that could qualify for ESSA funding (10 studies met Tier I-III evidence standards for strong, moderate or promising evidence, while 34 met the Tier IV standard for having a research-based rationale). Interventions include those Read more about Dozens of Arts Programs Could Receive Funding Under Federal Education Law[…]

Partnership Schools: New Governance Models for Creating Quality School Options in Districts

Posted on October 20, 2017October 14, 2017 by coreeducation

In at least 10 U.S. cities, a new partnership schools model is emerging. This “third way” governance strategy can break through contentious district-charter divides and could help improve struggling schools or increase the number of high-quality neighborhood options. The Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) has released a new brief titled Partnership Schools: New Governance Read more about Partnership Schools: New Governance Models for Creating Quality School Options in Districts[…]

New Report by Education First: Ensuring High Quality Teacher Talent

Posted on March 16, 2016March 11, 2016 by coreeducation

As districts face the recurring problem of ensuring every student has access to a high-quality teacher, a growing number have begun to proactively form deep, mutually beneficial partnerships with teacher preparation programs to produce teacher candidates who match their specific needs. These partnerships, when done well, take significant time and resources on behalf of both Read more about New Report by Education First: Ensuring High Quality Teacher Talent[…]