All posts by: joelnewton

Expanding Open World Learning’s Impact in Edgewater

All of the children in the Jefferson Articulation Area utilize iPads at school and home through a generous 1:1 program through Jeffco Schools. A piece of our cradle to career pathway is... Read More

Picking Fights in Jeffco

Thursday night the Jeffco School Board will finalize their budget for 2014-2015. One of the big fights is over whether to equalize funding for charter schools. Though charter schools are... Read More

Jeffco Summer of Early Literacy

Today we toured the first day of summer classes for the Jeffco Summer of Early Literacy program at Molholm Elementary. This excellent program is in its third year and has already... Read More

Role of Parents in Collective Impact

What is the role of parents in collective impact? Too often parents are seen as the problem instead of as partners in finding to the solution to student academic success.... Read More

Cradle to Career Pathway for Student Success

How do we bridge the achievement gap in east central Jefferson County and help kids growing up in poverty succeed in school? How can Jefferson High School in Edgewater compete... Read More

The Biggest Hurdle for Collective Impact Success

The Denver Post recently profiled one of the great nonprofits that we work with here in Edgewater. Open World Learning teaches children how to code on the computer. One of... Read More

We Made It to Middle School!

So far this year, we’ve raised $24,500 and made it to middle school! Over the next few months, I am working with various partners to build our Leadership Council for the... Read More

GECC Merges with Edgewater Collective

The Greater Edgewater Community Connection (GECC) began as a group of stakeholders with an interest in improving the lives of families and children within the greater Edgewater community, specifically with... Read More

Jefferson High School Students Win Saint Tank Competition

On April 14, students from Jefferson High School in Edgewater competed for two monetary awards in the Saint Tank competition. Drawing inspiration from ABC’s Shark Tank, students developed business ideas that... Read More

Inaugural Edgewater 5k a Success!

The weather was perfect for the inaugural Edgewater 5k. Over 130 people registered for the race and over $2700 was raised for our cradle to career initiative. Runners even had... Read More
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