The Learning Agenda

We can’t wait to work with the Cross-Sector Alliance to help more youth flourish and thrive through better systems integration!

Congratulations to the winners of the Inaugural #EngageEveryStudent Recognition Program representing CT, GA, ID, IL, MD, MS, NE, NH, NJ, OH, OR, SC, and SD!

Has your afterschool or summer program had an impact on your community? The U.S. Department of Education and #EngageEveryStudent partners want to know about it! Apply by Wednesday, April 10 for the #EngageEveryStudent Recognition Program for the chance to have your program celebrated! https://lnkd.in/gtNVS4ku

Demand for after-school activities has increased 60% since 2004, yet cost and availability have decreased the number of kids in programs over the years. This new fact sheet by @FundOurKids, @afterschool4all, & @Edfunders explores funding sources for these services. https://lnkd.in/dgS-V6qy

Add the February 22 #EngageEveryStudent webinar to your calendars! Join our national partners U.S. Department of Education, Afterschool Alliance, and National Comprehensive Center at Westat for a presentation on the recently released report, “Investments in Student Recovery: A Review of School Districts’ Use of American Rescue Plan Funding to Support Afterschool and Summer Opportunities.”  Register here: https://lnkd.in/gcmPmNMp

I never know where projects will take me, from meeting with clients in Singapore, to India, to across the US (often here in Ohio), but my most recently finished work is for a NEW school in Brooklyn, New York. Working with The Learning Agenda and MS428’s wonderful new principal, Cybi Ip, I designed both a BRAND and a SLOGAN for this progressive new venture. The global influence was most important as all of their students are bilingual and will be taught accordingly, in either Chinese-English or Spanish-English. As it’s a new school, we needed to create a strong brand echoing familiarity through collegiate traditions/feels, in the shield and the main type; but also appealing to modern sensibilities through the supporting type and clean shapes in the design itself. We are honored to have given such a worthy endeavor it’s visual starting point and can’t wait to see how it explores all of its new paths. 1: Full brand + slogan, 2: Two slides, 3: One-pager, 4: Seal 💭 This project was funded by NewSchools. MS428 is part of the NYC Department of Education.  ~ Liz Scott #letlizhelp

Excited to join the National Center team at the ESEA conference in February!

We’re having fun connecting and building a stronger vision, culture of joy and belonging, and plans for #summerlearning programs with our Texas Education Agency, district, and organizational partners. Thanks to The Wallace Foundation and Texas Impact Network for the opportunity to come together once again this year. And a huge thanks to our team Monica Armendariz, BiNi Coleman, MBA, Sarah Pitcock Lohnes, Ryan Berlin, and Katie Willse for their leadership on this meeting. Looking forward to digging into high-quality enrichment and partnerships today!

Did you know? At The Learning Agenda, we are capacity builders at heart - united by a mission to expand equitable learning opportunities within and outside of schools.  For over a decade, our mission has called us to serve as conveners, and to put together top-notch meetings and conferences. We have put together engaging events for clients including the Barr Foundation, The Wallace Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation, William Penn Foundation, the Texas Education Agency, the National Academy of Education, and more. Our collaboration and support has brought us to conversations and spaces where we have the opportunity to learn about the latest research, evidence, and promising practices. We appreciate our partners and are always open to new projects where we can bring best-of-class planning and event management to new groups of educators, researchers, and innovators. Reach out if you’d like to explore the role we could play in facilitating, leading content planning, and/or planning and managing logistics for your upcoming events.

Check out this new guide developed by our team to help LEAs and campuses in Texas redesign the school day and year. Shout out to our amazing colleagues in Texas for this opportunity, and to our TLA team!