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Leading Through Partnership: How MEDA Built a Community-Driven Prenatal-to-Career Model

This webinar features highlights of EdRedesign's case study, “When Families Thrive, Children Succeed”: How the Mission Economic Development Agency Created a Transformational Prenatal-to-Career Model , and a panel discussion with MEDA leaders who partnered with community residents and community-based organizations to create the Mission Promise Neighborhood. The session showcases MEDA’s innovative, community-centered approach, shares how leaders of place-based partnerships can address challenges and make difficult decisions, and offers insights into forging strong, mutually beneficial cross

Dr. Russell Booker

Dr. Russell W. Booker is the Chief Executive Officer of the Spartanburg Academic Movement in Spartanburg, South Carolina. With an unwavering conviction in the power of education, he believes our greatest hope for the future is to inspire and equip our children for meaningful lives of leadership and service. Dr. Booker retired as Superintendent of Spartanburg County School District Seven, where he directed many transformative initiatives. Most notably, he led a total restructuring of the district, a complete digital immersion, and a bold comprehensive capital plan. He began his tenure in

The Results-Based Accountability Guide

Results-Based Accountability™ (“RBA”) is a disciplined way of thinking and taking action used by communities to improve the lives of children, families and the community as a whole. RBA is also used by agencies to improve the performance of their programs. Read the guide.

Um... Where Is Everybody?

The Harvard Ed. Magazine article discusses the impact of absenteeism on student achievement and outlines strategies to improve attendance, including the effectiveness of "nudge letters" and the importance of strong family-school partnerships. Highlighting research findings, it emphasizes the crucial role of family engagement in reducing chronic absenteeism and fostering student success.

The Role of the Public Sector in Cradle-to-Career Place-Based Partnerships

Place-based cross-sector collaboration, facilitated by backbone organizations, brings together stakeholders to address challenges and create opportunities for holistic development. This field study explores the challenges in engaging the public sector in efforts to support collaborative action in communities, the potential effective relationships between the public sector and cradle-to-career place-based partnerships, and additional supports that are needed to catalyze engagement. Read the field study.