Huffington Post / December 5, 2011
Cincinnati created a shared agenda in 2000 under the leadership of then school board member and former Governor John Gilligan. His idea for community learning centers (aka community schools) has led to a cross-boundary leadership team that includes educators and community partners who focus on many aspects of a young person’s life at Cincinnati’s schools. That vision is getting results and now aims to make every school a community learning center. That would be a collective impact worth replicating everywhere.
