cradle to career

Fresno Area Strive releases their baseline report card.

Read more:http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/04/04/3243707/local-leaders-unveil-strive-plan.html

Bridge to Success Initiative aligns with City Hall to improve outcomes for kids:

http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/new_haven_cty/supporting-childhood-development-in-waterbury#.UVIZVByG2Ag

All Hands Raised (AHR) is building a truly collaborative learning support system -- from within the community. The partnership has a vision for bold system change built around always asking the question, "how can we improve?" AHR believes that this will ensure long-term, real results for our kids throughout their educational journey from pre-school to starting a career.

In D.C., 19 percent of adults lack basic literacy skills, 30 percent of children live in poverty, and only 61 percent of students graduate high school on time. For a city known for its prosperity – not to mention its wealth of social programs and nonprofit organizations – these are troubling facts that suggest that something isn’t working.

In his State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama issued a call to action that “every single child in America” should have high-quality early-childhood education.  Improving early childhood education is a top priority for the Strive Partnership.

Listen to Jeff Edmondson, Managing Director of Strive discuss the cradle to career initiative:

http://www.fireitupwithcj.com/2011/11/29/dec-15-collective-impact-a-new-approach-to-education-jeff-edmondson/

Twin Cities, MN launches a cradle to career effort based on the Strive framework.

http://www.minnpost.com/learning-curve/2012/12/generation-next-launches-help-enable-cradle-career-success

In Dayton, sub-baccalaureate degrees and certificates are paying off for students and employers. Tom Lasley, director of the Learn to Earn Dayton initiative, says " sub-baccalaureate credentials can have a significant payoff, with each year of post-high-school education correlating to an 11 percent increase in one’s income."

http://www.luminafoundation.org/publications/focus/2012-11.html

“Bridging Richmond” brings education, business and civic leaders together to boost student success from cradle to career

http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Support_that_Spans_across_a_Childs_Life