Education Works: Moving from Planning to Action to Support Learning for the 21st Century

A group of 35+ leaders from across Northeast Ohio, referred to as the Education Works Leadership Council, took a bold step in identifying three pilot programs they will support that will lead to a more effective education system focused on truly preparing our learners for success.  Guided by their self-defined purpose statement,

"The Education Works Leadership Council will transform the community’s aspirations for learning
and achievement in NEO.  We will actively partner with the regional community to identify and foster the skills necessary for all people to become thriving members of a global society.  We will communicate this vision and encourage new, innovative strategies for education.  We will know we have been successful when educational expectations and achievement in the region show continual improvement."

The Leadership Council will turn its work in 2009 from planning to action on their three projects:

• Exploding the Obstacles” to Inclusive Student-centric Learning:
  a Community Action Research Project
• Develop “Critical Thinking at Work” through the Liberal Arts
• Create the “Education Works Top Ten” - a celebration and honor
  program for the most successful and innovative school/work
  programs in the region

Check out the attached file to learn more about Education Works, an initiative sponsored and funded by the Cleveland Foundation, the Gund Foundation, the Jennings Foundation and the Fund for Our Economic Future. (You have to be logged in and registered on this site to see the file.)