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How Schools Can Support Immigrant Students

This commentary piece lays out the story of Alejandra and her son Diego, who received vital assistance from the Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) in San Francisco. With the help of a success coach, MEDA connected the family with education, housing, nutrition, and legal support after migrating from El Salvador. Their success coach underscores the importance of personalized supports like success planning, cross-sector collaboration, and fostering trust among the community. The article was co-written by Tauheedah Jackson, Deputy Director, EdRedesign; Richard Raya, CEO of Marin Promise
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Community members honored at Catharine Street Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast

There was a buzz in the air bright and early Friday morning as community members, local leaders and elected officials filed into the ballroom at the DoubleTree by Hilton for the 34th Annual Catharine Street Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast. Guest speaker Rob Watson Jr. returned 20 years after he received the MLK Youth Honoree in 2005, giving a speech focused on homecoming — "the broader sense of homecoming; the journey of reconnecting with our roots, the people and places, the experiences and ideas that shaped our origin stories and life trajectories." The annual breakfast recognized several
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Every Child and Family is Known (ECFIK) One Pager

The Every Child and Family is Known (ECFIK) initiative, a collaboration among the Mayor's Office NYC Children's Cabinet, New York City Public Schools (NYCPS), the Department of Homeless Services (DHS), the Department of Social Services (DSS), and New Visions for Public Schools, connects enrolled children and their families living in DHS shelters as part of an integrated and comprehensive support system that enables their well-being and educational success, nurtured and guided by one-on-one relationships with a caring adult in their school. ECFIK leaders launched this initiative during their
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Building Assets and Reducing Risks (BARR) I3 Scale-Up Evaluation Final Report

This American Institutes for Research (AIR) report examines the impact of Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR), a comprehensive, strength-based approach that uses eight components and focuses on the use of real-time data to build intentional staff-to-staff, staff-to-student, and student-to-student relationships in schools. The evaluation focuses specifically on BARR in ninth grade, where BARR aims to facilitate the challenging transition from middle to high school. This evaluation, the third in a series of randomized controlled trials funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Investing in
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EdRedesign names Rob Watson deputy director; new fellowship announced

EdRedesign, based at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), has named Rob Watson to the newly created position of deputy director to support EdRedesign’s expanding footprint in the cradle-to-career place-based partnership field. Watson had served as EdRedesign’s director for Partnerships and Community Impact since June 2021.
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EdRedesign Deputy Director Rob Watson selected to be a part of the Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) Class of 2024

Excited to announce that our deputy director Rob Watson joined 59 other exemplary professionals to form the 2024 Class of Presidential Leadership Scholars! Rob's project will focus on advancing a new national movement for “Promise Cities” that aim to establish place-based public-private partnerships to eliminate intergenerational poverty and place young people and families on pathways to upward mobility and civic leadership. He will develop this project in partnership with local leaders across the nation and from his hometown of Poughkeepsie, New York.
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How Trump’s elimination of Education Department would affect Massachusetts

The op-ed by Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Paul Reville, EdRedesign Founder and Director and former Massachusetts Secretary of Education, discusses the potential impact of the Trump administration's goal to eliminate or downsize the Department of Education, particularly on Massachusetts. The department provides crucial federal funding for disadvantaged students, and its elimination could harm vulnerable populations. Although the administration has limited control over schools, its stance challenges diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, while also impacting teacher training
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