Post-Pandemic Education: Public-Private Partnerships Are Critical in Developing Countries
[…] and the IDP Foundation (IDPF) to help improve learning outcomes in low-fee private schools in Ghana. Now TFET is being used to instruct public school teachers through an innovative partnership between IDPF, Sesame Workshop, and the Ghana Ministry of Education’s Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC). While educational institutions were closed to in-person teaching and learning activities due […]
The Power of Tapping Academic Communities for Tomorrow’s Workforce Needs
By: Dr. Jan E. Odegard. Odegard discusses why academic communities can and should collaborate with city leaders to create a workforce development program that meets the needs of everyone it serves.
School Sustainability Is About More Than Just Keeping the Doors Open
Have you developed innovative practices and offerings that are improving learning for your students? There is a wide range of factors that you should consider to ensure that these innovations are sustained in the long-term.
From the State House to the Classroom: How Policymakers Can Help Bring Competency-Based Education Into Reality
Wyoming’s big shift towards competency-based education (CBE) isn’t just a policy milestone - it’s an opportunity to examine partnership-based approaches to implementing CBE.
How Schools Can Promote Vaccination and Address Hesitancy: A 10-Point Plan that Puts Equity First
[…] (this graphic offers up-to-the-minute details), and run a science-first community health campaign to promote vaccination uptake. Another crucial step in this process: building community confidence. Kelly King, partnerships manager at Brooklyn LAB, said schools must work to build their community’s trust in the vaccines by identifying, curating, modifying, and helping distribute “culturally competent,” multilingual […]
The Great Education Unbundling and How Learning Will be Rebundled
[…] onto the scene with free courses from the world’s best professors. Coursera was launched by two Stanford professors (and went public in March) while edX was formed as a partnership between Harvard and MIT (and was sold to 2U in July). While course and degree completion rates remain low, these online course choice platforms expanded the […]
More than Words
Breanna Morsadi and Shane Krukowski explore how building connections with students to support meaningful feedback provides authentic learning experiences for learners.
Partnerships Power Innovative St Vrain Valley Pathways
[…] in professional learning after school and on weekends to avoid having a lot of substitutes teaching classes. The district is intentional about developing talent internally while building strong partnerships externally. Pathways are supported by more than than120 district-level partnerships and over 435 school partnerships. Thirty miles north of Denver, Longmont (and nearby Boulder) has become […]
Advice From More than A Decade of Career Pathway Innovation
[…] programs has surged from 26 percent in 2018-19 to over 50 percent in 2023-24. Central to the district’s success are high levels of community support and strong partnerships with industry and non-profit partners. A pivotal milestone was the 2008 mill levy override that bolstered career pathways and focus programs, paving the way for their […]
Banking on Food Banks: Rural Alabama High School Hosts and Operates an Essential Community Food Bank
[…] the local school. Renfroe is quick to note Geraldine’s tremendous indebtedness to the North Alabama Food Bank, while also touting the need for diligence in forming sustained partnerships. “I tell my students: Do you have to be especially talented or intelligent to accomplish good work? No. But you do have to be persistent,” says […]