The Education Pathway

The Education Pathway

Pathways to Student Success: A Guide to Translating Good Intentions Into Meaningful Impact (December 2008)

View the full report of Pathways to Student Success. Download/Print the pdf of Pathways to Student Success from our Investment Analysis. 

Over a million students—mostly poor and not white—drop out of U.S. schools each year. This fact is not likely to be news to anyone committed to improving educational opportunities for our nation’s at-risk students. But, despite good intentions, individuals often lack the time, relevant experience, and expertise to understand where their capital can have the greatest impact.

Pathways to Student Success: A Guide to Translating Good Intentions into Meaningful Impact was written for just such individuals who seek to go beyond charity by actively searching for opportunities to produce as much good as possible with the dollars available. In the guide, the Center addresses the critical questions that must be answered to achieve the biggest bang for every philanthropic buck, including what is a meaningful change to target, what activities lead to that change for at-risk students, and how much does it cost to make that change.
 

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October 07 2010

Jumpstart Read for the Record 2010: CHIP reads The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

October 7, 2010 marks the day of Jumpstart’s Read for the Record campaign which aims to break a world record for having the most people read the same book on the same day. This event is also in partnership with the Pearson Foundation. The Center for High Impact Philanthropy wanted to participate in this event by reading this book online. You can also participate by visiting: http://www.readfortherecord.org/site/PageServer?pagename=prepare_online.

In Pathways to Student Success: A Guide to Translating Good Intentions Into Meaningful Impact, Jumpstart was identified by our Center as a Promising Practice for “Building school readiness skills through increased time in one-on-one relationships with trained, caring adults.”

Autumn Walden and Ashley Bernard took some time out of their day to read and record The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. You can listen to this recording on our podcast channel and on iTunes. We’re happy to be a part of this great event to promote reading and literacy not only in the United States, but around the world. Please visit the Center’s website to find out more about our work in U.S. Education: http://www.impact.upenn.edu/us-domestic-issues/reports/category/education/.

You can follow Jumpstart on twitter at @Jumpstartkids and find them on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jumpstartkids. Keep up with the Center for High Impact Philanthropy’s education work on twitter by following @ImpactTeaching and @ImpactPathways.

Download the mp3 file: http://impactsp2.podbean.com/mf/web/28nc/DW_20101007_Autumn-AshleySnowyDay.mp3

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March 12 2010

Weekend Wrap-up: Presidential Philanthropy, Haiti News, and Upcoming Events

From the High Impact Philanthropy Blog:

And just like that, another week in March has passed. As a heads-up, this weekend marks the start of Daylight Savings in the U.S.—remember to “Spring Forward” on Saturday night.

In national news, I learned yesterday, from the Associated Press, that President Obama will donate a portion of his Nobel Prize award to two education organizations that were highlighted in Pathways to Student Success. College Summit, featured on pg. 39, and the Posse Foundation, featured on pg. 51, will both receive $125,000. Read more...

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December 16 2009

Pathways to Student Success: One Year Later

From the High Impact Philanthropy Blog:

Hello readers! I hope you are all getting ready to wrap up your 2009 with not only a sigh of relief but also a sight of something brighter in 2010. It was this time last year when the Center released its first philanthropic investment guide in education titled, Pathways to Student Success: A Guide To Translating Good Intentions Into Meaningful Impact. Authored by Dr. Hilary Rhodes, et al., it outlines the education pathway, defines the core problem of high school drop out rates among at-risk, disadvantaged youth and its negative societal effects, and provides opportunities for philanthropic help along each step of the pathway. Read more...

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September 08 2009

The Posse Foundation, featured in Pathways to Student Success, Partners with UPenn

From the High Impact Philanthropy Blog:

An article in today’s issue of the Penn Almanac, announced a partnership between Posse Miami (Miami-Dade County Public Schools) and the University of Pennsylvania. Starting in September of 2010, students in the Posse Miami program will begin their first semester at Penn. Read more...

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