Blog
These insights, tips, and reflections on key issues in strategic communication and K-12 education are designed to spark conversation and challenge conventional thinking.
What is the state of education journalism?
A survey of education journalists conducted by the Education Writers Association offers insights into the challenges and opportunities facing the media professionals who cover schools.
Key questions to ask before marketing your organization
These questions can help you make strategic decisions about how best to achieve your marketing goals.
Meet our intern, Brittany Straughn
Horan Communications is proud to welcome Brittany Straughn as a marketing and communications intern this semester. Brittany will graduate from Boston University in January 2016 with degrees in communications and political science. Over the past two years, she has...
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.
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.
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