Friday, March 28, 2014

Early Childhood Education Begins with Parents: By Pam Darnall

Pam Darnall, CEO of Family & Children's Place says providing support for positive parent-child interaction and connecting families to a broader network of support resources are all essential to a child's success.

blogs.edweek.org/edweek/engagem… 

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Funding is Critical to Improved Learning

Lindsey Childers, a 2013-14 Hope Street Group Fellow from Christian County, Kentucky talks about funding as it relates to improved student learning.

http://bit.ly/1jyIzmE

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Educating All Kids: Funding Matters

Lea Ann Atherton, a 2013-14 Hope Street Group Fellow who teaches writing at Lone Oak Middle School in Paducah's McCracken County says funding matters.

http://bit.ly/1gCWmGH

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Funding for Technology is Essential

Tabetha Cooksey, a 2013-14 Hope Street Group Fellow and a Middle School Science teacher at Cumberland County Middle School discusses the need to adequately fund technology in our schools.

http://bit.ly/1iYq8VQ

Monday, March 24, 2014

Inspire Math Students

Natalie McCutchen, a 2013-14 Hope Street Group Fellow who teaches 7th grade Math discusses the need for adequate funding to make math fun.

http://bit.ly/1lgX92d

Friday, March 21, 2014

Elevating the Teaching Profession

Ellen Sherratt, a Research and Policy Associate at American Institutes for Research discusses trends to elevate the teaching profession.

http://bit.ly/1ml0GwG

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Realities of Budget Cuts

Christine Holajter, a 2013-14 Hope Street Group Fellow and music teacher talks about the realities of budget cuts.

http://bit.ly/1peMoLc

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Time for a Change in Ky's School Funding


Andrew Brennen: Time for change in Ky.'s school funding kentucky.com/2014/03/06/312… @stusilbermanfc






Andrew Brennen
Debater, Prichard Committee Student Voice Initiative member, and Senior at Paul Laurence Dunbar #Pride #StuVoice #FLYMCA



Lack of Funding for Interventions

Erin Brummett, a 2013-14 Hope Street Group Fellow discusses the need for adequate funding so teachers can help struggling students.

http://bit.ly/1ddpcNy


Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Legislators: Adequate Funding Needed

Kim Delaney, a 2013-14 Hope Street Group Fellow discusses the need to invest in education for our future.

http://bit.ly/1d9QHaH

Monday, March 17, 2014

Meet Michelle: A Dose of Reality

Michelle Rynbrandt-Hendricks, a 2013-14 Hope Street Group Fellow talks about some of the realities of teaching without adequate funding.

http://bit.ly/1hsk0lI

Friday, March 14, 2014

Impact of Inadequate Funding

Kip Hottman a 2013-14 Hope Street Group Fellow and Spanish teacher at Oldham County High School talks about the impact on retaining teachers with inadequate funding.

http://bit.ly/1d1IqzQ

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Funding Critical for Public Schools

Sarah Yost, a 2013-14 Hope Street Group Fellow says improving students' school experience can keep them in school, succeeding and contributing.

http://bit.ly/1lTNlLA

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Andrew Bennen Op-Ed: Time for Change in Ky's School Funding


Andrew Brennen: Time for change in Ky.'s school funding kentucky.com/2014/03/06/312… @stusilbermanfc





Andrew Brennen
Debater, Prichard Committee Student Voice Initiative member, and Senior at Paul Laurence Dunbar #Pride #StuVoice #FLYMCA


Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Unfunded Mandates: Passed, Piloted, Pitched and Pushed

Hope Street Group Fellow Jennie Watkins discusses the need to provide adequate funding without bake sales, car washes, and garage sales or selling candies, fruit, cookie dough, and magazines.

http://bit.ly/1fHRauS

Monday, March 3, 2014

Invest in the Power of Education

Hope Street Fellow Jana Bryant discusses the need to invest in the power of education.

http://bit.ly/NN1MT6