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Today, we are thrilled to announce the promotion of our very own Timothy Hise to Chief Consulting Officer! In this role, Tim will lead the strategic vision for the Consulting Division, ensuring our talent and academic consulting teams are achieving their intended impact and delivering upon TNTP’s vision for social and economic mobility for young people. Under CEO Tequilla Brownie, Ed.D.'s leadership, along with the Executive Team, Tim will lead more than 450 dedicated staff members across multiple geographic regions and our national consulting team. For almost a decade, Tim has been a valued member of TNTP and has demonstrated exceptional leadership and expertise in every project and role he has taken on. Most recently, as the Interim Senior Vice President of Consulting, Tim Hise oversaw TNTP’s portfolio of consulting work across the country, with a focus on building thriving teams across our five regions and positioning TNTP to achieve impact. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of the Southwest, where he oversaw TNTP’s consulting work in Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, with a focus on helping educators, schools, and school systems expand access to opportunity. Tim has also been instrumental in driving our diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.   Please join us in congratulating Tim on this well-deserved promotion! #MyTNTP 

In 2021, TNTP released "Missing Out: Arkansas’ Teacher Shortage and How to Fix It," shedding light on three main reasons for the shortage and our three recommendations to fix the problem. In our latest report, we share what has helped position Arkansas as a national leader in teacher recruitment and retention strategies. Read “Moving Up: Promising Strategies to Address Teacher Shortages in Arkansas”: https://ow.ly/rb9X50Rt2Fq

The national teacher shortage threatens to not only diminish education quality but also exacerbate inequities within our system. But by addressing barriers and combining several approaches, Arkansas is having success solving teacher shortages. And it's time for other states to take notice. Read Tequilla Brownie, Ed.D. and Ben Kutylo, of ForwARd Arkansas', latest piece in The Hechinger Report: https://lnkd.in/gxQh787m

At TNTP, we are working toward a future in which no variable – not race, not zip code, not socioeconomic status – limits opportunities for young people. As Tequilla Brownie, Ed.D. shared with our friends at Jobs for the Future (JFF), we can’t achieve our bold vision alone, within the four walls of the classroom. Together, we must meet the moment and do far more to prepare young people to succeed in a rapidly changing world, no matter where their career paths may take them. Here's how you can join us: https://ow.ly/HJcW50QyolW #HorizonsOnLinkedIn #TNTPAtJFF #MeetTNTP #EveryGenerationThrives

This week at Jobs for the Future (JFF) Horizons has been such a phenomenal convening of collaboration, connection, and cross-sector insight.    On Monday, I was joined on stage in a panel with Russell Wigginton, President of the National Civil Rights Museum, Mauricio Garcia, SVP of Programs for UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS), and our esteemed moderator Tomeka Hart for a fruitful discussion focused on disrupting racial inequities to get young people into quality jobs that ultimately lead to thriving lives into adulthood. Later that afternoon, TNTP hosted a happy hour bringing together leaders across the K12 education, postsecondary, workforce development, philanthropy, economic development, and civil rights sectors.   On Tuesday, I was joined by Mauricio, leaders from UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS), and over a dozen leaders from the aforementioned sectors for an in-depth roundtable discussion. We picked up from the previous day's panel and ran toward some tangible next steps and action items around near-term collaboration and goal setting.   With so much national focus on silver bullets – whether A.I. or apprenticeships – those of us deep in the work in community know that only through intentional partnerships and a cross-sector orientation will we unlock multiple paths of opportunity for all young people. Together we can ensure that every young person, every generation, thrives. Join us.

Day 1 of Jobs for the Future (JFF) is in the books and what a time we had!!! As one attendee said, “TNTP is a vibe!” We can’t wait to see what day 2 brings! 🙌🏾🙌🏽🙌🏿🙌🏼🙌🏻🙌🏾 #ThePowerOfUs #TNTPAtJFF

Like many schools coming out of the pandemic, Vimenti School in San Juan, Puerto Rico, wanted to help their students master the basics. As a dual-language school, their first priority was to make sure students had a solid foundation of skills in their primary language, Spanish. They brought in TNTP’s signature Good to Great teacher development program to elevate teaching practices in Spanish language arts, and after just one week the results were exciting. Here's what happened: https://ow.ly/9lI950SG2j9 #GoodToGreat #PuertoRico

Diversifying our educator pipeline is a key component of preparing all young people to succeed as part of the dynamic, multicultural workforce of the future. Read more from our CEO, Tequilla Brownie, Ed.D. and the One Million Teachers of Color Campaign below to find out what's needed to close the gap and to hear Tequilla share more on how we can disrupt the systemic inequities still keeping young people from opportunity, don’t miss her session at Jobs for the Future (JFF)'s #JFFHorizons July 22 at 11am: https://lnkd.in/eF4GUk59

Our CEO, Tequilla Brownie, Ed.D., asks: “Is it not common sense that the systems to support students mirror their lived experience, uninhibited by false walls created by fragmented governance, funding, and policy structures?”   Students are not the sum total of what happens within the four walls of their school – but rather the sum total of their whole life experience. The future of millions of young people hinge on our collective ability to forge interconnected systems, bridging education and workforce.   Let’s work together: https://ow.ly/HJcW50QyolW   #EveryGenerationThrives #MeetTNTP #GuidedByPurpose  

At TNTP, we envision a PreK–12 experience for every young person that upends the predictive influence of poverty and race on their life and fuels innovation and growth across our nation. But we can’t achieve our bold vision within the traditional four walls of education. We must forge cross sector partnerships that break down the false walls between K12, workforce, and other systems that shape students' lives. If you're headed to Jobs for the Future (JFF)'s #JFFHorizons, be sure to join us July 22 at 11am to hear more from Tequilla Brownie, Ed.D. as she shares what we must do to give all young people an equal opportunity to thrive in the 21st century workplace. #TNTPAtJFF #ThePowerOfUs