by Chris Horan | Jan 6, 2020 | Featured, General, Home Post, Insight, Public Relations, Schools, Social Media
We live in an unpredictable world. For school and district leaders, that means having to manage and lead through all kinds of challenging circumstances, often on a moment’s notice. Safety incidents. Budget shortfalls. Personnel issues. Weather disasters....
by Chris Horan | Sep 1, 2019 | Featured, General, Home Post, Insight, Public Relations, Schools
According to a major national poll, a slim margin of American adults are at least “somewhat satisfied” with the overall quality of K-12 education for the first time in 15 years. In the annual Gallup Poll on Education, conducted most recently in August 2019, 51% of...
by Chris Horan | Sep 26, 2018 | Featured, General, Home Post, Insight, Schools
Too often, when we devise communications strategies, we’re focused solely on getting news and information out. In our eagerness to keep families and the community informed, we can easily do too much talking and not enough listening. A good communications plan...
by Chris Horan | Aug 20, 2018 | Featured, General, Home Post, Insight, Public Relations, Schools, Social Media
Back-to-school time is about so much more than the end of summer and retail sales on school supplies and kids’ clothing. The start of a new school year presents a unique opportunity to deliver to your community optimistic messages about what’s in store for a...
by Chris Horan | Oct 17, 2017 | Featured, General, Home Post, Insight, Public Relations, Schools
WriteBoston enlisted Horan Communications to research and write a profile about its innovative partnership with the Chelsea (MA) Public Schools. The profile (PDF) highlights the design and impact of an initiative to improve writing and literacy instruction in the...
by Chris Horan | Oct 3, 2016 | Featured, General, Home Post, Insight, Public Relations, Schools, Social Media
We’re proud to be working with five of the largest educational professional associations in Massachusetts to launch a statewide campaign promoting social-emotional learning in our schools. Horan Communications served as project manager and communications...
