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Cedar Rapids' first charter school, Empowering Excellence, will expand this fall to serve 14- to 21-year-olds.
The school was created by local educator Sarah Swayze.
In the fall of 2022, the Cedar Rapids Community School District had only three students enrolled in charter schools.
The National Education Association opposes charter schools because they are privately managed and not held accountable by locally elected school boards.
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Ameriprise Financial Donates More Than $3.5 Million to Nonprofits and Key ...
Foundation: Ameriprise Financial
Ameriprise Financial announced nearly $2 million in donations to over 85 nonprofits across the U.S. as part of its first round of 2025 grants, along with $1.58 million in matching gifts from...more
Foundation: Ameriprise Financial
Ameriprise Financial announced nearly $2 million in donations to over 85 nonprofits across the U.S. as part of its first round of 2025 grants, along with $1.58 million in matching gifts from...more
We Started A Co-Op to Empower Workers 
Sustainergy is a worker cooperatives based in Cincinnati, Ohio.The co-op was founded in 2013 by two first generation immigrants.It provides free energy assessments for over 5,000 Cincinnati...more
Sustainergy is a worker cooperatives based in Cincinnati, Ohio.The co-op was founded in 2013 by two first generation immigrants.It provides free energy assessments for over 5,000 Cincinnati...more
Four Native-Led Funders to Know
Foundation: Headwaters Foundation for Justice, MacArthur Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation
This imbalance is all the more jarring given that Native communities are reeling from the Trump administration's draconian spending cuts.Funders with a track record of supporting Native American...more
Foundation: Headwaters Foundation for Justice, MacArthur Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation
This imbalance is all the more jarring given that Native communities are reeling from the Trump administration's draconian spending cuts.Funders with a track record of supporting Native American...more
Sphinx Works to Diversify the World of Classical Music As Funding Contracts 
Sphinx Works to Diversify the World of Classical Music as Funding Contracts.Sphinx has launched six successful classical ensembles, commissioned nearly 100 works by composers of color, and grown an...more
Sphinx Works to Diversify the World of Classical Music as Funding Contracts.Sphinx has launched six successful classical ensembles, commissioned nearly 100 works by composers of color, and grown an...more
Judge Un-Freezes Environmental Justice Funds For Northwest
Foundation: Minneapolis Foundation
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release $180 million in federal funding for environmental justice projects, including $60 million in the Pacific Northwest.The Environmental...more
Foundation: Minneapolis Foundation
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release $180 million in federal funding for environmental justice projects, including $60 million in the Pacific Northwest.The Environmental...more
An Appetite For Teaching: Area Educators Recognized At Chamber of Commerce Brunch 
Hollins said that this event was in line with one of the department's main missions: to elevate Virginia educators through the Elevate Virginia Educators initiative.The chamber presented 27 awards in...more
Hollins said that this event was in line with one of the department's main missions: to elevate Virginia educators through the Elevate Virginia Educators initiative.The chamber presented 27 awards in...more
California Students Have Fallen Behind, These Two Solutions Can Help 
California must consider how to increase interest in teaching and lower the cost of and barriers to entering the profession.AB-1128, a bill under consideration in the legislature, proposes a...more
California must consider how to increase interest in teaching and lower the cost of and barriers to entering the profession.AB-1128, a bill under consideration in the legislature, proposes a...more
Showfloor News: Breaking Down Language Barriers 
Encore Data Products is set to showcase its latest educational technology at the ISTE 2025 conference.The ISTE conference is known for bringing together educators and tech leaders to discuss the...more
Encore Data Products is set to showcase its latest educational technology at the ISTE 2025 conference.The ISTE conference is known for bringing together educators and tech leaders to discuss the...more
Hamilton Co. Schools Announces New Leadership For 2025-26 School Year 
Schools announces new leadership for 2025-26 school year.Dr. Lee Ziegler was announced as the new community superintendent of the North River Learning Community on June 23, 2025.Elaine Harper was...more
Schools announces new leadership for 2025-26 school year.Dr. Lee Ziegler was announced as the new community superintendent of the North River Learning Community on June 23, 2025.Elaine Harper was...more
Does Generative Ai Actually Enhance Creativity in the Workplace? 
New research from MIT Sloan finds generative AI boosts employee creativity.But only for those who actively reflect on and adapt how they use it."To fully unlock their creative potential, employees...more
New research from MIT Sloan finds generative AI boosts employee creativity.But only for those who actively reflect on and adapt how they use it."To fully unlock their creative potential, employees...more
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When it Comes to Social Enterprises, Failure is the Best Platform for Innovation
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.