Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation’s Post

🌟 Huge thanks to Four County Electric Membership Corporation and North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives for supporting Garrick Purdie, Duplin Early College High School's STEAM coordinator, and a science teacher, as a 2024-25 Kenan Fellow! 🎉We are excited to work with Garrick this year as he learns about the cooperative business model and brings this experience back to his students, shaping the future of STEM education! 🚀 #KenanFellow #STEMEducation #ThankATeacher A link to the press release is in the comments.

"Although political polarization is among the major factors behind declining confidence [in #HigherEd], the steps that colleges can take toward mitigating it are less obvious." https://lnkd.in/eg84MXQM There is a way. The program we have forged with Braver Angels, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, and BridgeUSA is a tried and proven method for building bridges of understanding and reducing negative feelings toward opposing viewpoints, all in the context of a collective search for truth. As the new academic year gets underway, we're ready to work with anyone and everyone, on- and off-campus, to restore constructive debate and confidence for the future. Interested in collaborating with us? Download our curricular toolkit today. https://lnkd.in/eWrb2TU7

Did you know that 40% of undergraduate students in the United States attend community college? Discover why investing in yourself at SFCC is a smart choice on your journey to a bachelor’s degree. Learn more at GoSFCC.com. #sfccmo #undergraddegree #missouricollege #communitycollege #bachelorsdegree

#FAQFriday: Wondering what qualifies as a "parent" to be eligible for a #KidsChance of Texas scholarship? If you are a: ✅ Natural, adopted, step-child; or ✅ Full dependent of the injured employee, then they qualify as your parent. Learn more: kidschanceoftexas.org #KCTX #Scholarships

Excited to see so many familiar faces and to share what Deer Brook can offer. Is your institution considering implementing new software? Do you need project management and consulting expertise to navigate the transition? Do you need change management leaders who can help drive your organization forward? Contact us for additional information and find out how Deer Brook can help.

Leadership

For IECs and test prep folk who work with top 1% families, some items of note from this article will be familiar to you: ⭕ Wealthy students tend not to go test optional, if you can pay for test prep, you usually get it. ⭕ To get into top schools you need to be a leader in out of school activities too, just being a captain of the debate team or soccer captain of your varsity team won't cut it. ⭕ If you are applying as a "pointy" applicant, understand that you are competing against all the other pointy applicants (i.e. pre-med, getting top grades in STEM courses, research project + internship and high SAT scores)

A Consequential Education at Gettysburg College makes an impact for our graduates long into the future. In a report by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce: ROI of Liberal Arts Colleges, Gettysburg College is ranked No. 29 and No. 32 among liberal arts colleges for 10-year and 40-year Net Present Value (NPV), respectively. Net Present Value (NPV) refers to how much a sum of money in the future is valued today when taking into account costs, future earnings, and the length of time required to invest and earn a specific amount over a fixed horizon. In an analysis of 40-year return on investment (ROI) of 4,500 colleges and universities, Gettysburg ranks in the top 1% in the nation among liberal arts colleges for lifetime ROI, according to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. Learn more about this ranking on our website: https://lnkd.in/gnpQTH-C

THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IS BROKEN AND NOT WORKING FOR AMERICAN TAXPAYERS Veteran Housing Corp would ask every TAXPAYER to demand and get answers from their elected and appointed government officials the below questions as they relate to any affordable, workforce, or supportive housing project in your community! 1. How much local, state, and federal funding, tax credits, or other government benefits or incentives did the project receive? 2. What is the affordability period for each project? Is the affordability period permanent and in perpetuity? 3. What guarantees exist have your local, state, and federal government officials obtained in writing that rents will not go up or that tenants will not be displaced or evicted after the "affordability period expires? Every local, state, and federal housing authority and affordable or workforce housing stakeholder should adopt the State of Vermont's "permanent affordability" policy as a model for all future government funded or subsidized housing projects or developments, no exceptions! https://lnkd.in/eFEUC8c8 Additionally, local, state and federal housing agencies should look to the Helsinki, FINLAND MODEL of ending homelessness by providing affordable housing for all 'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness https://lnkd.in/er9HZSQU Even the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development AGREES THAT adopting FINLAND'S MODEL OF ERADICATING HOMELESSNESS may be of great value to resolving the affordable housing and homelessness crises in America https://lnkd.in/gkSZWYRU

School is out for some! Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Texas to name a few! What are your summer plans? For those who have a couple more weeks and aren't out until June, what are you looking forward to doing once school is out?  Comment below! #MilitaryChildren #MilitaryFamilies #SpecialEducation #EFMP