Google’s Kathrine McAden encourages Texas’ next Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Commissioner to continue investing in “two-year colleges,” which “play a pivotal role in equipping students with the necessary skills to transition into the workforce." Read more: https://ow.ly/KSIK50TfP7e
The Commit Partnership
Education Administration Programs
Dallas, TX 5,734 followers
Every student. Every opportunity.
About us
We unite schools, higher ed institutions, policymakers, businesses, and nonprofits to create systemic changes in our educational system so that we can break the cycle of economic inequity in Dallas County and across Texas. Together, we cultivate a collaborative educational ecosystem with school systems, higher education institutions, city, county, and state governments, foundations, non-profits, employers and workforce agencies. Our true north goal is that by 2040 at least half of all 25-34-year-old residents of Dallas County, irrespective of race, will be provided the opportunity to earn a living wage.
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http://www.commitpartnership.org
External link for The Commit Partnership
- Industry
- Education Administration Programs
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Dallas, TX
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2012
- Specialties
- Education, Early Childhood, 4th-12th Grades, Higher Education, Workforce, and Policy
Locations
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Primary
3000 Pegasus Park Drive
Suite 900
Dallas, TX 75247, US
Employees at The Commit Partnership
Updates
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“Public schools in Texas today — with help from the Legislature — are far more adept at working with businesses in their communities to create career-and-technology programs that help fill local workforce needs,” says former Texas Speaker Joe Stratus in a The Dallas Morning News op-ed. Read more here: https://ow.ly/L1yk50TfJxu
Joe Straus: Texas schools need to improve, but the state must help
dallasnews.com
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“School systems are going above and beyond to support students with accessing and being successful in advanced math,” said Commit managing director Sile Robinson when testifying to the Texas House of Representatives Public Education committee. Hear more:
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Since Dallas Regional Chamber's Angela Farley joined the Commit board, we have been honored to contribute to the passage of House Bill 1605 (HB105), which provides high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) to all our students, ensuring they learn at grade level and remain on track to earning a livable wage as an adult.
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“Expanding the early education allotment will ensure more students have access to critical early learning that sets them up for later academic success” said Commit managing director Amber Shields when testifying on Early Literacy. Hear more here:
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Despite a lawsuit that has kept Texas Education Agency from releasing A-F accountability scores statewide, Dallas Independent School District, Garland Independent School District, Houston ISD and others have shared their projected ratings. Learn how this benefits Texas families here: https://ow.ly/bKA650T80Zk
Texas’ A-F school ratings: How three brave districts embrace them
dallasnews.com
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Congratulations to Dallas County Promise and Tarleton State University on their new partnership, which provides Dallas County students with an additional pathway to a secondary degree. Learn more about this collaboration in the recent press release: https://ow.ly/cn7O50T6SF1
Tuition Grant Highlights Tarleton State, Dallas County Promise Agreement - Tarleton News
https://www.tarleton.edu/news
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“For too long the Texas economy has relied on importing talent from other states to keep its competitive edge...The Texas Legislature and state leadership need to take bold action to turn this around” said Texas Association of Business CEO Bill Hammond in The Dallas Morning News editorial. Learn more: https://ow.ly/ZHyP50T5h2a
Texas must invest in early reading for long-term success
dallasnews.com
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Thank you to Alan Cohen of Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL) for two years of service to the Commit board. In his capacity as both board member and community leader, Cohen was instrumental in the launch of the Opportunity 2040 investment fund, which is driving economic mobility across the county.
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“If we want to address the root causes of our students’ academic struggles, we have to take a holistic approach” expressed Commit director Amber Shields. Learn more about how local school systems are doing just that: https://ow.ly/YLvY50T4arK
The Commit Partnership - Dallas County Educators Take a Holistic Approach to Improving Early Literacy
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