Newsletter

September 2008

Champion of Change Brother Joe Kamis

  • Brother Joe Kamis
  • Brother Joe Kamis
  • Superintendent of Schools, Archdiocese of Cincinnati
  • Why would the Superintendent of Catholic Schools be on a Student Success Network for tutoring for Cincinnati Public School students?
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Collaboration Corner - Ohio

  • Mayor Mallory’s Recognition of Educational Excellence award

  • Do you know someone going above and beyond to help students in Cincinnati Public Schools? Nominate them for Mayor Mallory’s Recognition of Educational Excellence award.
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Collaboration Corner - Kentucky

  • Literacy: Help NKY invest in tomorrow, today

  • Literacy: Help NKY invest in tomorrow, today

  • Nearly 25% of Northern Kentucky’s third graders cannot read at grade level, putting them at risk of becoming poor readers in high school and, ultimately, drop-outs. Without help, these children will face disadvantages throughout life, including a higher chance of being unemployed.
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Strive awards 3 Stage One Endorsements

  • Recently, Strive awarded Stage One Endorsements to the Arts, Tutoring and Youth Employment Student Success Networks.
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Strive receives grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

  • Strive was recently awarded a $490,021 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to drive a deeper connection between the community and the schools in the Cincinnati Public School (CPS) district.
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KnowHow2GO to college rally huge success

  • KnowHow2GO to college rally huge success
  • On September 6, Cincinnati’s Fountain Square was packed with students who came to learn more about going to college.
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Academic growth exceeds state averages in Newport and Covington

  • The results for the Kentucky Core Content Tests reveal that both Newport Independent Schools and Covington Independent Schools scores exceeded the average academic growth for the state of Kentucky.
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Strive welcomes new staff

  • These newest additions to the Strive organization bring with them a wealth of valuable experience and a passion for impacting student achievement and success. Please join us in welcoming them to our Team!
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Resource Center

  • Diplomas to Nowhere report
  • Released by Ed in '08/Strong American Schools, this report gives an extensive analysis of college remediation rates and costs.
  • Kentucky releases performance data
  • The Kentucky school report cards aren't available yet, however much of the performance data has been released and can be viewed at the website above.