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Strive Together Conference 2019: Together We Are Unstoppable!

This month, the entire ImpactTulsa team traveled to Washington D.C. to attend the 10th annual Cradle to Career Network Convening hosted by StriveTogether. Cradle to Career is a...

State of Education: How Innovative Approaches Can Increase Postsecondary Completion in Oklahoma

By Dr. Laura Latta A city where every kid has equal opportunity Those who attended Thursday’s State of Education luncheon walked away with two challenges, one from Mayor...

Mobile Food Initiative Helps Motivate Attendance in Tulsa Public Schools

A student-led initiative at Central High School in Tulsa hosted Food Truck Fridays as an effort to increase attendance during May, a month in which attendance historically drops....

We know who is at risk. We partnered with schools and developed resources. Is it working?

by Andrea Stacy In the fall of 2017, ImpactTulsa partnered with Tulsa Public Schools to address one of the early indicators of student success, attendance. We have...

Carlisha Williams Bradley of ImpactTulsa: ‘Access to high-quality education for all students is one of the greatest civil rights issues’

1. Can you explain ImpactTulsa and the work you do? ImpactTulsa is a collective impact organization that works with school districts, nonprofit organizations, businesses...

City Council to vote on truancy resolution

TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa City Council will vote on a proposed resolution to combat truancy at area schools Wednesday evening. It’s not the first time the council...

Attendance: We know who is at risk. What now?

The research is clear: Students who are in class every day will be more successful than those who miss out. Students who are chronically absent – or students...

Introducing ImpactTulsa’s Executive Director, Carlisha Williams Bradley

Tulsa, Okla. — Carlisha Williams Bradley, seasoned education and Tulsa community leader will join ImpactTulsa as Executive Director. “As we approach our fifth year...

Attendance predictive model: driving policy changes and interventions for students at risk of chronic absenteeism

By: Jessica Smith, Director of Early Learning At every age, for every demographic, and in every school district, the story is the same: students who miss more school...

New outreach program: Parent Advocates reaching out to zip codes with low pre-K enrollment

In an effort to reach all 4-year-olds in the Tulsa area who need to be enrolled in pre-K, ImpactTulsa is launching a new outreach program where trained parents knock on...

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