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08 Aug Calvert educator gets closer look at state, federal evaluation tools

Posted at 01:32h in Publications

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012 The Washington Post A Barstow Elementary School educator is getting a chance to help her peers through a fellowship that’s giving her a national look at education reform. Speech language pathologist Lisa Mills is a Hope Street Group National Teacher Fellow and is studying...

25 Jul Educators use summer to learn, improve

Posted at 01:31h in Publications

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012 The Bastrop AdvertiserSummer’s in full swing and while students and teachers alike are enjoying their time off, taking vacations and spending time with family and friends, some teachers are taking advantage of the time out of the classroom to enhance their own...

20 Jul A glance at the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges

Posted at 20:20h in Health

Overview A portion of Hope Street Group’s healthcare initiative includes exploring ways to lower costs through such mechanisms as payment reform and efficiency improvements. Another area worth examining is increasing competition and free-market forces to address costs, which is one of the goals of the Health Benefit...

16 Jul Memphis Teacher Extended as National Teacher Fellow

Posted at 01:30h in Publications

Monday, July 16th, 2012 Hope Street Group announces the extension of Memphis teacher, Dru Davidson, as a Hope Street Group National Teacher Fellow. The National Teacher Fellowship is a competitive program designed for teacher leaders wanting to share their expertise, experience and ideas in helping to...

10 Jul Hope Street Group 2012 Colloquium Education Executive Summary and Next Steps

Posted at 18:48h in Publications

Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 A summary and synthesis of the Education group’s proceedings during Hope Street Group’s annual Colloquium. At the Colloquium, Hope Street Group brought together a wide-ranging and collaborative group of education stakeholders including educators, district administrators, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and community leaders to develop a...

10 Jul Hope Street Group 2012 Colloquium Jobs and Workforce Breakout Group – Executive Summary and Next Steps

Posted at 18:44h in Publications

Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 A summary and synthesis of the Jobs & Workforce Development group’s proceedings during Hope Street Group’s annual Colloquium. At the Colloquium, nearly twenty leaders representing institutions including employers (e.g., Chief HR Officers), workforce solution providers, technology innovators, vocational and higher education leaders, federal...