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07/31/2018
As California makes a deep investment in the important work of connecting families to their children’s school, Stuart Foundation president Jonathan Raymond offers five successful strategies from his experience as Superintendent of Sacramento schools.
Five Strategies for Family Engagement in Schools | ED100 What makes real change happen in a school system? Jonathan Raymond offers a thoughtful perspective, succinctly expressed in five points.
07/27/2018
Sharing our latest blog publication from CEP.org
My Whole Child Challenge - The Center for Effective Philanthropy I never studied “whole child” education in a classroom, nor did I learn about it in my broad foundation training to be an urban superintendent. Instead, I learned about whole child from children: my own kids, and the 47,000 public school students in Sacramento (a.k.a. “America’s Most Diverse...
07/05/2018
Education Dive latest Q&A session with author, Jonathan P. Raymond. Reflecting on school turnaround efforts, Jonathan Raymond discusses the initiatives he led and bringing the "whole child" approach to education.
Lessons in Leadership: Former Sacramento chief shares thoughts on how to 'lead the change we want to see' Reflecting on school turnaround efforts, Jonathan Raymond discusses the initiatives he led and bringing the "whole child" approach to education.
05/21/2018
Now Available! WILDFLOWERS: A Superintendent’s Challenge to America
During Jonathan P. Raymond’s tumultuous tenure as school superintendent in Sacramento, CA, graduation rates rose, and cafeteria corn dogs gave way to organic fruit. Meanwhile, neighborhood campuses were shuttered, and Raymond found himself served with a lawsuit. WILDFLOWERS makes a powerful case for resolving the conflicts over our struggling public schools by putting children first, applying a Whole Child framework to k-12 education.
Get your copy of WILDFLOWERS here, and learn more at the Wildflowers Challenge website by visiting www.wholechildchallenge.org.
Wildflowers: A School Superintendent's Challenge to America Wildflowers is both one man's journey into the joys and sorrows of leading a large urban school district in the 21st century, and a gripping, highly informative guide to transforming America's public schools. Every child, Jonathan Raymond believes, is as exceptional and unique as a w...
05/08/2018
One aspect of Whole Child education is “inspiration, what teachers can inspire for their students and how that can be enabled.” What stories of inspiring students can you share?
May FableFriday: Jonathan Raymond, President of the Stuart Foundation The age-old saying “education is power” is the driving force behind everything that Stuart Foundation President J onathan Raymond does. Through curiosity and care, Jonathan has worked to transform the way we perceive learners and the learning environment. By taking on challenges while providing
04/25/2018
The Whole Child approach recognizes all children as unique, talented individuals with a rich capacity to learn, grow and thrive. It meets them where they are, brings families into the learning process, engages the head, heart, and hands, and recognizes neighborhoods and communities as part of their lives, and therefore part of the learning eco-system. Here's a blog from President of the Stuart Foundation, Jonathan P. Raymond. Men's Leadership Academy
Whole Child, Whole Family, Whole Community – Vunela Four California foundation presidents walk into a bar….