Center for High Impact Philanthropy

October 6, 2011 marks this year’s Jumpstart Read for the Record campaign. In partnership with the Pearson Foundation, this event aims to break a world record for having the most people read the same book on the same day.

Jumpstart was identified by the Center for High Impact Philanthropy as a Promising Practice in Pathways to Student Success: A Guide to Translating Good Intentions Into Meaningful Impact. Jumpstart’s promising model in practice (pg.22) is “Building school readiness skills through increased time in one-on-one relationships with trained, caring adults.” To find out more about our work in U.S. Education, please visit the Center’s website : http://www.impact.upenn.edu/us-domestic-issues/reports/category/education/.

This is the Center’s second year participating in this event by reading this year’s book, llama llama red pajama, by Anna Dewdney. You can also participate by visiting Jumpstart’s website: jstart.org.

You can listen to this recording here on our podcast channel, on iTunes, or by downloading the mp3 file for your preferred media player. We’re happy to be a part of this great event to promote reading and literacy not only in the United States, but around the world.

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A discussion about the current challenges and opportunities in education with Linda Katz of Children's Literacy Initiative, Andrew Belton of Bridgespan, and Kat Rosqueta of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy. Katz and Belton co-published an article in Education Week entitled, Averting a Train Wreck in Human Capital: Why States Must Lead the Way in Improving Training, Hiring, and Retention of Teachers: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/12/08/14katz.h30.html. This article drew reference from an early blueprint of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy's special report for donors entitled, High Impact Philanthropy to Improve Teaching Quality: Focus on High-Need Secondary Students.

For more information, please visit: http://www.impact.upenn.edu/us-domestic-issues/reports/category/teaching_quality.

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