by Shawn Hardy | Apr 22, 2021 | Homepage, Our News
The Executive Director of the Lubbock Partnership Network, Cicely Alexander, was featured by EdTrust on her personal connection and local leadership in the Lubbock community. Read the full article...
by Mary Beth | Jun 29, 2020 | Our News
The South Bend Empowerment Zone’s first year has come to a close. Zone leaders are now evaluating what was accomplished, and what’s left to be done. The Empowerment Zone consists of five chronically underperforming schools — Navarre Middle School,...
by Mary Beth | Jun 19, 2020 | Our News
Nearly everyone is wondering how to start what will be the most uncertain new school year of our lifetimes. I sense both fear and hope. It is going to be a mess, but that may inspire worthy innovations. Here is my suggestion: For decades, the average American...
by Mary Beth | Jun 4, 2020 | Our News
To our community, We are heartbroken and angry. The murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless others before them are a manifestation of systemic racism. We stand with protesters across the country in their expressions of pain and outrage,...
by Mary Beth | Jan 6, 2020 | Our News
Fort WorthAs kids pass in the halls at Como Elementary, the undercurrent of joy about the school’s Harry Potter-style house system is palpable. Banners and other color-coded emblems on display at the Fort Worth, Texas, school identify the societies into which students...
by Mary Beth | Oct 16, 2019 | Our News
John King may be the first U.S. secretary of education who was kicked out of high school. But he hopes he’s not the last.King’s parents died before he finished sixth grade. By the time he was in high school, he was a hurting, angry kid who needed a lot of patience. He...
