2015 Winner: Reducing Recidivism through Education

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Learn about the unique education model of the Five Keys Charter School, which provides full-time education to adult inmates and is independently designed and operated by the San Francisco Sheriff's Department,. The program includes community college dual-enrollment programs, vocational training and training in restorative justice. The proven model reverses the 'school to prison pipeline' and reduces recidivism by implementing alternative discipline methods and structuring content that meets the complex learning needs of incarcerated students.

2015 Special Recognition: The Ex-Offender Workforce Entrepreneur Project

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Discover how an innovative housing and treatment program uses small farm-driven entrepreneurial enterprise to improve prisoner recovery, skillset development, and workforce integration.

The Open Data Analytics Initiative: Evaluating Online Delivery Systems

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The potential of virtual schools and other electronic-enabled…

Advancing STEM Through Real-Time Support in Small School Districts

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For many years, standardized test results have painted a disheartening…

Step-Up Achieve

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2013 Special Recognition Awardee: A public-private partnership providing workplace experience to low-income and minority youth.

A State-Local Partnership to Improve Public Service Outcomes

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Jim Gelbmann The Minnesota Board of Government Innovation…

UVA School Turnaround Specialist Program

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Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education at the University…

Devolving U.S.A.I.D. Training to State Colleges and Universities

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State departments of higher education have campus liaison responsibilities. In the proposal here, those responsibilities would include channeling USAID requests for Participant Training to state colleges and universities.

State Taxpayer Funded School Construction Grants

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Massachusetts School Building Authority [tab name="MEDIA COVERAGE"]Coming…