NOW AVAILABLE -- Leading the Parade
In the fall of 2007, the Ohio 8 Leadership Council began examining future trends in order to reinforce its long-term vision and strategic plan. With support from the KnowledgeWorks Foundation, Ohio 8 members participated in a comprehensive scenario-planning process facilitated by Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), an organization with expertise in future-focused strategic planning. The process enabled the Council to explore trends depicted in KnowledgeWork’s Map of Future Forces Affecting Education, design future scenarios for the year 2020, and analyze the implications for urban education in Ohio beginning in 2008. Based on their deliberations, the Ohio 8 developed a set of robust recommendations and subsequent actions designed to position themselves successfully for the future. These recommendations are presented in “Leading the Parade: Transforming Urban Public Education in Ohio to become a High Demand and High Performing System in 2020.”

Leading The Parade report

Promoting Excellence in Urban Public Education
A case study outlining how the Coalition began and its accomplishments in its first five years.

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