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Member Profile- Allendale Columbia School
Wednesday, November 21, 2018A description of the LEAP program at Allendale Columbia School in Rochester, NY
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Member Profile- Lillie May Carroll Jackson School
Tuesday, October 16, 2018a description of the inception of Lillie May Carroll Jackson School and the independent schools behind it.
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Park School of Baltimore Honored with Awards for Partnership Projects
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Member Profile- Glenelg Country School
Wednesday, December 7, 2016A description of the MYPIC leadership program at Glenelg Country School
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Member Profile- El Sol Academy
Monday, August 22, 2016A look at the power of community partnerships in Santa Ana, CA
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Member Profile- Park School of Baltimore
Tuesday, June 14, 2016Profile of NNSP Member- Park School of Baltimore
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Jimmy for the City- Profile of Author Derek Rhodes
Thursday, April 28, 2016Profile of author Derek Rhodes
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Latin School of Chicago Member Profile
Wednesday, April 20, 2016Latin School of Chicago Member Profile
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Wildwood School Member Profile
Wednesday, February 3, 2016Profile on NNSP member, Wildwood School
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School as Citizen Near and Far
Wednesday, January 6, 2016Claudia Daggett, President of ISACS, writes about the value of school partnership
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Greenwich Academy- GATE Program
Tuesday, November 17, 2015Greenwich Academy girls partner with community youth for academic enrichment programs
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Member Profile- Hockaday School
Thursday, November 12, 2015A close look at the Hockaday School's partnership with DISD
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The Feeling is Mutual. Latin and Uptown both benefit from partnership
Thursday, October 22, 2015Article from the Latin Magazine, Spring 2014
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Diversity Advocates Meeting in DC, Chicago and Pittsburgh
Tuesday, September 15, 2015Join Public, Private, Charter and Faith Based School Diversity Leaders in Washington, CD, Chicago and Pittsburgh
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Member Profile- The McLean Institute of Public Purpose and Service Learning
Thursday, September 10, 2015A description of the comprehensive public purpose and service learning program at the University of Mississippi
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Lillie May Carroll Jackson Charter School for Middle School Girls Opens in Baltimore
Monday, August 24, 2015Lillie May Carroll Jackson Charter School for Middle School Girls Opens in Baltimore
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Professional Development Programs Can Be Great
Monday, August 17, 2015A response to the assertion of the TNTP study of professional development in schools
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Partnering to Build a Better Baltimore
Monday, August 10, 2015Baltimore’s public and private schools join forces to make a difference through education.
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Member Profile- Noble and Greenough
Monday, July 27, 2015A look at Nobles long-term commitment to partnerships and engagement
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Grab the Torch scholarships available
Tuesday, April 28, 2015Scholarships available for NNSP member students to attend Grab the Torch over the summer
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An Integrated Literacy Model: A Private-Public Partnership
Monday, April 6, 2015AIM Academy reaches out and shares its literacy model with the School District of Philadelphia
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Park School of Baltimore Receives $50,000 E.E. Ford for Public/Private Partnership
Tuesday, February 24, 2015Park School of Baltimore receives $50,000 E.E. Ford Grant to establish professional development program with City Neighbors Foundation
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Wondrous Happenstance
Wednesday, February 18, 2015An unlikely partnership between Wildwood School and Central High is a winning combination for all
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Member Profile- Hutchison School
Friday, January 9, 2015A description of the Wilson Society at Hutchison School in Memphis, TN
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Member Profile- Milton Academy
Monday, December 8, 2014A close look at Milton Academy's Saturday Course
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Member Profile- Castilleja School
Monday, October 6, 2014A description of the ACE Center and the community engagement programs at Castilleja School
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When Change Has Legs, Educational Leadership May 2014
Friday, September 19, 2014An article from the May 2014 issue of Educational Leadership looking at the four key factors that help determine whether change efforts will be sustained over time
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No more teaching to the test: Some DC teachers adopt a technique that gets students to think deeply
Thursday, September 18, 2014Greater Greater Washington article about the Project Zero professional development program at WISSIT
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Member Profile- St. George's Independent School
Thursday, September 11, 2014A description of St. George's Independent School distinctive learning model
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The Missing “One-Offs”: The Hidden Supply of High-Achieving, Low-Income Students
Thursday, September 11, 2014Brookings Institute study that shows that high achieving low-income students will not apply to elite universities unless someone in their life has done so.
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Member Profile- Miami Country Day School
Wednesday, August 20, 2014a description of Miami Country Day School's Community Learning Partnership
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Teens rank achievement over caring, according to Harvard research
Tuesday, July 22, 2014Recent research indicates teens have learned to prioritize achievement over compassion
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Member Profile- 'Iolani School and their KA'I Program
Monday, July 21, 2014'Iolani School builds on summer success
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Teachers in DC Partner in the Pursuit of Excellence
Monday, July 14, 2014WISSIT program includes teachers from the DC area and Project Zero in unique professional development collaboration
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Public-Private Partnerships: The Real Future of Education
Tuesday, June 17, 2014Edutopia blogger David Guymon discusses the importance of Public-Private Partnerships in edreform
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Setting a new standard - Westminster School leads the way
Wednesday, June 11, 2014The Westminster School, just outside of Hartford, CT, is taking steps to define and hold itself accountable for authentic community engagement
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Public-Private Partnerships Lead to Schools Improvements
Thursday, May 15, 2014Rocky River City School District builds on public-private partnerships to complete a $400,00 renovation on school grounds
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Unique Farm Gets Seed Money to Grow
Saturday, April 26, 2014Non-profit aquponics farm helps formerly homeless people while also providing the Vista Unified School DIstrict with fresh produce for its students
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From “service” to “reciprocal learning”: University of San Francisco shares 11 years of practice
Monday, April 7, 2014Participants at NNSP Bay Area regional gathering learn from USF's years of experience
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Tackling tough topics with student tutors: Breakthrough San Francisco’s Educational Equity Workshop
Wednesday, April 2, 2014Exploring the process of how one program asked student to investigate the educational landscape in which they live
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Atlanta K-12 Design Challenge
Monday, March 24, 201411 public and private schools in Atlanta have been selected to collaborate in a unique opportunity that will spread innovation throughout their schools
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Edutopia Features NNSP Framework
Friday, March 21, 2014Edutopia article about the importance of collaboration and partnerships in independent schools
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A Charter School, District School, and Parochial School Collaborate
Tuesday, March 4, 2014In this Kappan article, Diana Lam describes how her Boston charter school is partnering with a parochial school and a regular Boston public school, each sharing its strengths.
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NNSP Unveils New Partnership Framework
Monday, March 3, 2014NNSP unveils new partnership framework at the 2014 NAIS Annual Conference
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The School Collective
Wednesday, February 26, 2014An excerpt of an article from the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal highlighting the work of the Allegheny West Consortium
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Learning with the Competition
Thursday, February 20, 2014NAIS President John Chubb discusses two powerful partnerships between NNSP member schools and neighborhood charter schools
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Opposites attract as schools team up to lift standards
Monday, February 17, 2014A new 'dating agency' for schools has been launched to drive school improvement. But school partnerships are nothing new and, as Education Editor Gareth Evans found out, opposites attract if the mindset is right
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The Value of School Partnership
Tuesday, February 11, 2014There should be a meeting of minds, rather than money, for independent and state schools, say UK head teachers Rod Mackinnon and Anne Burrell
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Civic collaboration and the role of anchor institutions
Wednesday, January 22, 2014Higher ed is disrupting the "town-gown" narrative by taking on an active leadership role in local communities
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Multi-million dollar grant to Sonoma Academy rewards sustained community engagement
Wednesday, January 22, 2014Transformational gift enables increased access and expansion of partnership programs
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Washington University sponsors all-girls STEM charter school in St. Louis
Tuesday, January 21, 2014Partnership a key strategy as university aims to make higher education more accessible to students from diverse backgrounds
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Summer institute to serve teachers across Washington DC
Tuesday, January 21, 2014E.E. Ford and Washington International School invest in teacher development across all sectors
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Neighborhood partnership leads to economic development in West Philadelphia
Thursday, January 16, 2014New supermarket anchors social and economic revitalization with help from public-private consortium
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Wallace Foundation features Horizons National
Wednesday, January 15, 2014Horizons National is featured in a newly released report that looks at five Wallace Foundation-funded programs working to expand learning and enrichment for disadvantaged children.
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Charter to be opened by Baltimore independent school
Wednesday, January 15, 2014A "new era" for cross-sector collaboration as Roland Park Country School announces plans to open all-girls charter school in 2015.
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Public Purpose Outlook 2013-2014: Excerpt from the NAIS Trendbook
Friday, October 18, 2013A review of the public purpose movement in independent schools.
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Give all students the right to rise
Friday, September 20, 2013The U.S. Department of Education spotlights collaboration and NNSP in a recent blog post.
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Hawaii members consider how to avoid missteps and make great partnerships
Wednesday, September 4, 2013On September 4, educational leaders gathered in Honolulu to share their work to improve and sustain public-private partnerships.
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Job Opening: Director, Partners Program, College Preparatory School
Saturday, August 24, 2013Job Opening: Director, Partners Program, College Preparatory School
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California Partnership Academies drive engagement and graduation
Monday, July 29, 2013Jordan High School of Long Beach, CA, is seeing the positive effects of their Architecture, Construction and Engineering (ACE) Academy.
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Collaboration takes center stage at National Charter Schools conference
Tuesday, July 2, 20135,000 charter school leaders came together in Washington DC this month to consider the charter movement's progress and engage in the work ahead.
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Girls Together: Power Through Partnership
Saturday, June 1, 2013This article outlines the particular value and meaning of partnerships for girls.
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Sage Hill event celebrates the relationships forged through partnership
Thursday, April 25, 2013Service Learning Celebration at Sage Hill School
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School-wide focus on community engagement at Rye Country Day School
Sunday, March 31, 2013Find out how RCDS grew built on the success of its public purpose initiative with a yearlong, school-wide campaign.
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