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In Detroit, there is reason to expect success
Glenn Bar, the producer of WXYZ’s Detroit 2020, passed along an ocean-blue, Lance Armstrong-style bracelet that reflects the show’s intent: “Unify, Inspire, Act.” During its 5 p.m. newscast on...
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Seizing Potential and Ensuring Success
In our very fast-paced world, sometimes it’s hard to stay focused on what matters. I just received a good reminder. Jeff McClellan, principal of MC2STEM High School in Cleveland, Ohio, emailed me a...
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The Importance of High Expectations
The expectation that every student in the school will be successful in college – emphasis on every – makes students and the adults in their lives move mountains. I have come to believe that the so...
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Six Lessons I’ve Learned While in EDWorks Schools
Every school we partner with is unique, with its own strengths and challenges. Despite this, some things hold true no matter the type of work. Being Willing to Change: There are many research-based...
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Implementing What is Known to Work
Wherever we go, the challenge is the same: How to develop the collective will, know-how, capacity, support and flexibility to implement what is known to work, in all the schools that so desperately...
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School Success
For more than a decade, we’ve had the opportunity to partner with schools across the United States. Some, like Delta High School in Washington State, were start-ups where we could help with the...
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Design Thinking
Whenever I read about the Maker Movement, I’m proud because I know we’ve been nurturing innovators long before it became a “movement.” At many of our partner schools, we employ design thinking – an...
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A College-Educated Workforce to Meet Demands
What a tremendous call to action from Jamie Merisotis (Lumina Foundation) in his editorial last week in the Cincinnati Enquirer! In the piece he reviews outcomes in new report from the Lumina...
View ArticleCongratulations to Akron Early College High School – a 2013 Blue Ribbon School
We have just learned that Akron Early College High School has earned the prestigious “Blue Ribbon” designation from the U.S. Department of Education. The announcement was made by U.S. Secretary of...
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Leading the Way to a New Normal
I believe that all young people can achieve their dreams. It’s just that they may require very different pathways to get there. That was part of the motivation behind the creation of EDWorks Fast...
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College attainment is today’s ‘moonshot’
News that First Lady Michelle Obama is planning to focus on increasing college degree attainment (“Michelle Obama Edges Into a Policy Role on Higher Education,” New York Times, November 11, 2013) for...
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Takeaways from the #AfAmEdChat
Today I participated in the #AfAmEdChat hosted by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans. The purpose of the chat was to discuss what last week’s State of the Union...
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From Enrollment to Completion
I read with great interest and high regard the recent ECS report, “Increasing Student Access and Success in Dual Enrollment Programs: 13 Model State-Level Policy Components.” For decades, a tremendous...
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Creating the New Normal: Early College For All
Beginning Monday, EDWorks is hosting the 2015 Experience Conference: Creating the New Normal: Early College For All. For two days in Atlanta, there will be concentrated discussions around Early...
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Scaling Early College High Schools
As we celebrate Early College High School Week, one question on my mind is, “How do we bring the Early College experience to more communities?” Scaling any education initiative at the state level is a...
View ArticleA Compelling Take on Early College
We “do” high school very poorly. At least we do for those who are historically underrepresented in postsecondary education. NAEP data clearly tell us that the academic wherewithal of students is cast...
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Eradicating Barriers: A review of Woodlawn
On the surface, the movie Woodlawn is a thrilling story about the rise to prominence of an all-time great football player, Tony Nathan. But more importantly, the movie chronicles the slow but steady...
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