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Paul Reville on Boston Public Radio (GBH): How to optimize free community college in Massachusetts
Paul Reville on how to optimize free community college in Mass.
GSE’s EdRedesign appoints inaugural director of fellowship; announces cohort of fellows
The EdRedesign Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education has appointed Denisse Arias as the inaugural director of the Fellowship for Cradle-to-Career Partnership Leaders — a visiting fellowship launched in April. In this pioneering role, Arias will guide efforts to support new and aspiring leaders of cradle-to-career place-based partnerships.
Bridging policy and practice: Advancing cradle-to-career initiatives
This guest blog was written by April Shine, founder of Shine Strategies; Rob Watson, executive director of the EdRedesign Lab at Harvard Graduate School of Education and Tauheedah Jackson, deputy director of the EdRedesign Lab. Read the blog post.
Peace Corps' Global Learners Video Series: Spotlight on Rob Watson, EdRedesign Executive Director
A small group of dedicated individuals can change the world! Rob Watson, Executive Director at Harvard's EdRedesign Lab, shares how his time in Paraguay volunteering for the Peace Corps gave him life skills and a deep respect for different cultures. Rob now brings together teams to make powerful changes in communities! Watch the video.
EdRedesign Announces Inaugural Cross-Sector Leadership Advisors; Ed.L.D. Doctoral Students in Residence
The EdRedesign Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) announced its inaugural Cross-Sector Leadership Advisors, HGSE Ed.L.D. third-year doctoral candidates in residency with EdRedesign for the 2024-25 academic year—Chris Shelton and Gustavo Luna. Read the press release.
Tauheedah Jackson
Tauheedah Jackson serves as the Deputy Director of EdRedesign and the inaugural director of EdRedesign’s Institute for Success Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She partners with local communities, nationwide, to design personalized, relationship-based systems of support for children and youth through cross-sector collaboration. EdRedesign advances cradle-to-career, community-based personalized systems of support and opportunity for all children and youth, particularly those living in poverty and champions a broad, holistic model of child development and education that goes
Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool
The Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool helps collaborations to consider ten factors and to assess the degree to which partners are engaged in building sustainability into their collective effort. It can provide an opportunity to have frank and important conversations about what a collaboration hopes to sustain, as well as help them focus on strategies that will build sustainability. View the Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool and accompanying Guide
Backbone Leadership Is Different: The Skills and Mindset Shifts Needed for Collective Impact
This report draws from observations partnering with and supporting dozens of collaboratives over the past 10 years. The authors share what they have seen practiced by successful backbone teams, including three critical mindset shifts and six skill sets that, when distributed across a backbone team, supports their work in guiding and facilitating their collaborative, ultimately helping the group reach their shared goals. View the Report
A Guide for Building a Sustainable and Resilient Collaboration
This resource unpacks the concepts of sustainability and resilience and shares ideas, stories, and resources that will benefit collaborations as they consider them. It has been designed to broaden collective thinking about the factors that contribute to sustainable, resilient, and impactful collaboration. View the Guide and accompanying Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool