Ready News: October 14, 2015

Let's put it to a vote: Would you invest $200,000 now if your return on investment would be $65 million per year? What if that money was an investment in future generations?

In her latest blog, Children's Cabinet Network Director Elizabeth Gaines  challenges advocates to go bold  by exploring ways to create dedicated public funding streams for children and youth.

Does research about the quality of out-of-school time (OST) services actually affect practices and polices? The executive director of the David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality says yes, and reflects on how in this in-depth interview  with  American Educational Research Association . Charles Smith talks about research-practice partnerships, the impact of improvement systems like the Youth Program Quality Intervention, and the value of diverse learning communities in the OST field.

One of the key actions to ensure that all children are ready by 21 is to strengthen learning through partnerships that mobilize all assets of communities. 

This new report from the Coalition for Community Schools, A Framework for More and Better Learning through Community Schools Partnerships, demonstrates how community schools promote better learning by working with community partners that are results-oriented. Additionally, the report spotlights four community schools that are setting the success bar high.

Every year the National Meeting brings together leaders from all over the country dedicated to getting all young people ready for college, work and life. The fifth annual Ready by 21 National Meeting will be in Baltimore, March 29-31.

 

At the core of the Ready by 21 National Meeting are the workshops that educate and inspire the hundreds of leaders in attendance to do the ground work in ensuring that all young people are ready to succeed. Interested in presenting a workshop? Learn more about what we are looking for, and submit your proposal by Nov. 6. 

 

Register today for the National Meeting and save upwards of $100 by taking advantage of early bird pricing!

The Forum for Youth Investment and FSG are teaming up to help communities effectively carry out collective impact strategies. Join this three-day institute to learn how to create the five conditions for successful collective impact approaches through clear, sequenced steps: from partnership creation, community engagement, goal-setting and problem analysis to intervention design, implementation, evaluation and improvement. Participants will learn how to take a Big Picture Approach to tackle a range of issues in their communities, focusing on how to apply the nuts and bolts of collective impact strategies back home.

                        

Dec. 1-3, Washington, D.C.