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Three Strategies to Reach, Engage and Empower Hispanic Families
When my family arrived in the United States from Peru in the mid-1990s, my parents had a difficult time supporting my education. They were intimidated by a system they didn’t understand, felt uncomfortable talking with my teachers in English and had little guidance on how they should get involved at my school. Over the past several years, Education First has...
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Can K-12 Schools and Higher Education Systems Synchronize Their Signals? Yes, and Here’s How
Thousands of people flock to the state of Hawai‘i every year for its incomparable sun, surf and natural beauty. Here’s something else they’ll find: The Aloha State is slowly but steadily building a seamless transition for students moving from K-12 into institutions of public higher education. The man with the details is Dan Doerger, alignment director for Hawai‘i P-20 Partnerships...
Read more >Topic: College Readiness and Persistence, Common CoreFocus Area: Strong SystemsService: Program Design and Implementation