STEM education to blossom along I-95 Corridor

March 9, 2012

When the grant was announced, education officials called the promise of New Tech in South Carolina a “game changer” for the community because kids will get the opportunity to develop 21st-century skills such as collaboration, problem-solving and critical thinking that are needed to succeed in the future.

Partnerships with South Carolina business leaders, civic leaders and education leaders have helped pave the way for the creation of 21st-century learning opportunities in the form of two New Tech STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) high schools.

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Collective impact and social change

March 9, 2012

Giant, ambitious goal setting and gathering everyone around a shared table is the unified path to social change.

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Tech Innovation in Education: The 2012 Tech Olympics

March 2, 2012

Starting at 3:00 today, something exciting is happening in downtown Cincinnati. Hundreds of teens from all over the city will come together to compete in over 15 tech-based events, ranging from Wii Tennis and Rockband to Robotics and Speed Coding. Presented by the INTERAlliance of Greater Cincinnati and sponsored by local businesses such as Kroger, [...]

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Students at Central Collegiate Academy

March 1, 2012

The third in a MicroDocumentaries series on EDWorks New Start schools.

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The interest in Pinterest in the classroom

February 23, 2012

Some sources of information on how educators are beginning to use Pinterest as a collaboration tool inside and outside of the classroom.

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A Partner in Assisting in the Education Environment

February 15, 2012

For McGhee, his school’s partnership with EDWorks works because it’s built on collaboration. “I wanted to make sure we got a partner that was going to assist in enhancing the education environment of my children.”

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Music, Cars and a Place to Be Watched in Detroit

February 14, 2012

Until recently, all of my experience with Detroit has been a few family reunions in Detroit suburbs and what I see and read in the media. At one point in time, my media-influenced view of Detroit centered around music and cars. For the past few years the news from up north has been more grim. [...]

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Strive Network, BridgeSpan Group to participate in live chat to help nonprofits collaborate, solve problems

February 13, 2012

The Chronicle of Philanthropy will sponsor a live chat on “How Nonprofits Can Collaborate to Solve Problems” tomorrow, February 14th at noon EST. Jeff Edmonson of Strive and Willa Seldon, a Bridgespan Partner, will lead the session aimed at helping non-profits work together to solve unique problems in their communities.

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Success of Options like EDWorks’ Interest-Based Academies

February 10, 2012

The MDRC study results, which echo many of the results we have seen at our EDWorks New Start schools, reinforce a core belief for EDWorks.

Through bold, innovative school designs, like our interest-based academies, we help empower students to graduate from high school better prepared for college.

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Governor Kasich’s focus on doing more with less send the right message

February 7, 2012

Governor John Kasich’s emphasis on education in his State of the State address today appropriately drew attention to getting better results for students but doing so with fewer resources.

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