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These insights, tips, and reflections on key issues in strategic communication and K-12 education are designed to spark conversation and challenge conventional thinking.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month campaign
A new public awareness campaign for TOD@S, a collaborative of domestic violence service providers, features images of LGBQ/T people of color in healthy, loving relationships.
Communications lessons from Ted Kennedy
At the dedication of the new Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate, speakers recall how the late Senator’s communication skill fueled his political success.
New Bedford Superintendent named Southcoast Woman of the Year
Congratulations to our client, Dr. Pia Durkin, who has been named Southcoast Woman of the Year by the Standard-Times.
Discover Boston Globe News in Education (NIE)
A new promotional video filmed at Excel High School in South Boston introduces teachers and students to the Boston Globe Foundation's News in Education (NIE) program.
Chicago school rallies around kindergarten student battling cancer
MEDIA ADVISORY: Students at a local campus of Chicago International Charter School (CICS) have rallied around a kindergarten student who is battling cancer, including record-breaking fundraising for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Tips for celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week
The month of May presents several great opportunities to celebrate educators and the critical work they do every day.
Communicating about the Common Core
A new publication from the Council of the Great City Schools provides resources to school and district leaders on communicating about new Common Core State Standards.
Communicating Change
Over the past two decades in particular, public education has been characterized by sweeping reforms in policy and practice, including new standards, assessments, accountability measures, educational models, technology and much more. Effective communication is a critical component of any change movement. No organization can be transformed without a comprehensive approach to informing and engaging everyone affected and involved.
Boston Schoolyard Initiative celebrates milestones
Eighteen years after the launch of the Boston Schoolyard Initiative, Mayor Thomas M. Menino joined private funders, Boston Public Schools officials, community leaders, parents and students at the Higginson-Lewis School to celebrate the initiative’s achievements in transforming schoolyards across the city and announce upcoming transitions for the program.
Celebrating 10 years of “The Big Cheese Reads”
Boston Partners in Education’s kicked off the 10th anniversary year of “The Big Cheese Reads” program with a celebration on “10/10” at the Lilla G. Frederick Middle School in Boston.
Dazzle audiences with your public speaking.
Sixty-six years ago today, President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised Presidential address from the White House, asking Americans to limit their grain consumption to support famine relief in post-World War II Europe. At the time, U.S. homes with...
5 Essential School Marketing Tools
In the age of school choice, competition is fierce to attract families, staff, and supporters. Get people talking about your school with these five must-have marketing and communications tools.
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