Pre-registration for the Education Open Source Conference ends Monday, January 23. K-12 and postsecondary educators in CTE and workforce training, workforce and economic development partners, and industry leaders and civic partners are invited to attend this 3 day event that focuses on student success through career and workforce training. The event will held be held [...]
Launched in fall 2007, National Training for Counselors and Mentors (NT4CM) provides free training and support for counselors and mentors who assist students and their families in preparing financially for college. Professional trainers provide comprehensive up-to-date information regarding federal and state student aid programs, scholarship searches, and financial aid fraud. Participants learn how to access [...]
Transitioning to high school can be increasingly challenging for students as they face modern issues including increased academic expectations, accessibility to affordable higher education and increased workforce competition. Business-education partnerships can play a powerful role in giving students the tools they need to adjust emotionally as well as academically and professionally. Partnerships across the nation [...]
Parents are undeniable a highly influential factor in student achievement and outcomes. Countless partnerships programs have been designed to engage this key group at district, local, state and even national levels. In a recent feature in the Harvard Family Research Project, community and student advocate Zaklyah Ansari speaks on her vision for moving parents along [...]
One of the biggest challenges in business partnerships is getting district audiences to realize the potential impact partnerships can have on district goals through funding, volunteers and enhanced community involvement. However, looking to other districts can provide strong backing when lobbying for partnership initiatives. Round Rock ISD illustrates how school districts can effectively prepare for [...]
Youth Service America’s (YSA’s) Youth Council is partnering with State Farm to support youth across the United States in learning about, remembering and honoring the tenth anniversary of 9/11 through a 9/11 service-learning project. YSA seeks to improve communities by increasing the number and the diversity of young people age five to twenty-five serving in [...]
For the past few years there has been much debate over the role of technology in the classroom. Do laptops, tablets and mobile phones distract students from absorbing important information and particpating in a meaningful way, or can they enrich classroom content? The New York Times recently tackled this question in their article Students Speak [...]
As the publication of the 2011 Powerful Partnership Practices approaches, we’ve featured a few of our outstanding and award winning partners in guest blog posts. They’ve touched on important partnership themes including volunteerism, partnership maintenance and customer service in school districts. A recent The Partnership for Innovation (P.I.E) article by Alexandra Ball, the Math Department [...]
This week we are honored to be featuring Jim Wilson as a guest blogger. Mr. Wilson is the 2011 recipient of TAPE’s Outstanding Partner of the Year. His experience as a long-term volunteer at Roy B. Benavidez Elementary School is an exemplary case of a partnership’s ability to create an inviting, engaging community environment. In this [...]
This week we are honored to be featuring Anne Pritchard-Grady as a guest blogger. Anne has been a professional speaker, facilitator, consultant and coach for professionals & executives for over a decade. As a keynote speaker, Anne’s unique blend of style, humor, and knowledge of the many different ways people communicate and interact has contributed [...]
