educating for tomorrow

Gregory Hutchings Jr. (LC 2015) announced he will step down as Superintendent of the Shaker Heights City School District at the end of the school year in June. He is returning home to Richmond, VA and to assume the Superintendent role for the Richmond Public Schools. Per a quote in the Cleveland Jewish News, “Shaker has…

Applications for Accelerate 2018: Citizens Make Change, presented in partnership with Citizens’ Bank, are open through December 4, 2017. Any individual in Northeast Ohio who has an idea to improve the community can submit an application. Twenty-five, five presenters in five categories, will be selected to pitch their idea at the event. The winner of each category wins…

STEMpower: Empowering STEM-based careers Jackie Adams 2016 Presenter Educating for Tomorrow category Presented in partnership with: Jackie Adams wants to facilitating awareness and educational opportunities to improve the culture for all people pursuing STEM-based careers. She pitched her vision to launch a scholarship competition a Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) to raise awareness about the…

Passion Grants KC McKenna 2016 Presenter Educating for Tomorrow category Presented in partnership with: KC McKenna wants to motivate young people to discover what fires them up! He pitched his Passion Grant Explorers program that pairs youth with expert mentors and essential funding to engage them in experiences that will shape their futures at Accelerate 2016….

Families Building Future Leaders Ben Colas 2016 Winner Educating for Tomorrow category Presented in partnership with: November 2018 Since February 2016, Ben has empowered more than 6,000 families to prepare their children for school. This year, Bedford City School District purchased KinderKits for all of their “incoming scholars,” and Ben partnered with an organization out…