"Here in Boston we have interesting people, resources and lots of folks with talented ideas,but with fragmentation, we weren’t getting anything done. Mayor Menino has remained committed to the education agenda for nine years. Partnership and collaboration are key, but they only work if there are shared goals, shared impact, and if the partnerships are evaluated to measure the difference those partnerships are making to the commitment to literacy, teaching, and learning."
Tom Payzant, Supt., Boston Public Schools
"The red tape in human services can be extraordinary. In Oregon, over 10 years ago we adopted a structure for planning and integrating services for children. Our goal is to provide seamless services for children and their families – and not just government, but community services as well."
Lisa Naito, Commissioner, Multnomah County, OR
"The promise of America is that we all get to finish the race in the same place, but the fact and reality is that we don’t all start the race in the same place. We recognize that kids come to school carrying all kinds of things with them. It’s not a quick reform issue."
John DeStefano, Jr., Mayor of New Haven, CT
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Tom Payzant, Supt., Boston Public Schools |
