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Greater Cleveland Congregations

Greater Cleveland Congregations. Education Action Team Rev. Leah C.K. Lewis, Presenter First Baptist Church June 21, 2011. Criminal Justice. Home & Hunger. Education. Jobs. Health Care. The GCC Education Radial.

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Greater Cleveland Congregations

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  1. Greater Cleveland Congregations Education Action Team Rev. Leah C.K. Lewis, Presenter First Baptist Church June 21, 2011

  2. Criminal Justice Home & Hunger Education Jobs Health Care The GCC Education Radial

  3. Congressman John Kline, Chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee Education is a jobs issue The American people have made jobs their No. 1 priority, and their elected representatives in Congress should do the same. Immediate solutions are required, but we must also look to the future to ensure tomorrow’s workers can lead in a global economy and are prepared to weather future economic downturns.When you scratch beneath the surface, you discover education is a jobs issue. – Op-ed published in The Hill on September 29, 2010

  4. Education & Health Care

  5. Geomatter: Uninsured children

  6. Geomatter: Child Abuse Fatalities

  7. Education & Poverty

  8. Education & Incarcerationby Bruce Western, et al. The financial cost of prisons obscures the massive social cost these policy choices have in specific communities. The Sentencing Project, Human Rights Watch and the Bureau of Justice Statistics have shown that both the risk of incarceration, and the impact of incarceration has been most concentrated among communities of color, specifically, the African American community. Other reports have shown that prison expansion has been fueled by incarceration of drug offenders, and that women and Latinos constitute growing segments of the country’s ever expanding correction system. (5)

  9. …states can find the money they need to re-invest in education and communities by reducing prison populations and creating alternatives to cut incarceration cost. (p. 10) -Bruce Western et.al

  10. A Blueprint for Reform The Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act March 2010 from the U. S. Dept. of Education President Barack Obama & Sec. of Ed. Arne Duncan “World Class Education” ●a moral imperative ●shared responsibility

  11. The Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Buzz words/phrases: ●great teachers and leaders ●raise the bar and reward excellence ●promote innovation ●college and career-ready students ●equity and opportunity

  12. Education in Ohio from EducationMatters.org ●Innovative schools ●21st century schools ●Small schools, personalized education ●Funding what works & The evidence-based approach ●Accountability to encourage quality teaching

  13. Education in Southern Ohio from KnowledgeWorks Foundation ●Convergence as a Strategy and as Model ●Linking P-16 Education Reform and Economic Development ●Case studies: Stark Education Partnership, Inc., Southern State Community College, Southern Ohio Center of Excellence, EDvention (Dayton’s regional STEM) and Strive of Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky

  14. Additional Resource Report from the National Summit on School Design: a Resources for Educators an DesignersConvened by the American Architectural Foundation and KnowledgeWorks Foundation

  15. Education Campaign: HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS Areas for consideration: Funding Quality Teaching Smart Administrators Strong Community Support Family Engagement & Education Social Services Facilities

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