Striving Together: Early Lessons in Achieving Collective Impact in Education

Striving Together Early Lessons in Achieving Collective Impact in Education In 2006, Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky had been suffering from many of the same challenges facing metro regions across the country. Despite significant investments in education from the public and private sectors, outcomes were alarming: Kindergarten readiness was below fifty percent, and nearly half of the students in the Cincinnati Public Schools were dropping out before high school graduation. Fortunately, a diverse group of community leaders across sectors was exploring a transformative approach to improving education as a system. This gathering of leaders was the genesis of the Strive Partnership, which served as the inspiration for the theory of collective impact. Together, these partners are building a cradle-to-career civic infrastructure based on the idea that everyone in a community has a stake in the success of every child. This book chronicles the early stages of this ongoing journey from the perspective of the founding chair and director of this work, drawing upon lessons from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky and four other pioneering local partnerships. The experiences captured in these five regions helped lay the foundation for the Strive Together Cradle to Career Network, a national community of practice on the cutting edge of social change.Additional ISBNs9781438456041Striving Together: Early Lessons in Achieving Collective Impact in Education is written by Jeff Edmondson; Nancy L. Zimpher and published by Suny Press. ISBNs for Striving Together are 9781438456065, 1438456069 and the print ISBNs are 9781438456058, 1438456050. Additional ISBNs include 9781438456041.