What a fantastic day to amplify the work of U2L! Thank you to our educators, investors, volunteers,& friends, who came to hear from Dallas ISD Superintendent Dr. Elizalde, Founder & CEO Abigail Williams, & the amazing partners who spoke about the power of partnerships.

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." – Helen Keller We can’t do this important work without great partners like United to Learn. Thank you for being a steadfast supporter of Dallas ISD!

We love being a part of creating new rowing programs across the country!! Waco Texas get ready. Today we celebrate the opening

Check out our recap! youtu.be/5NuPg9nQeZI On November 7, 2022, we hosted an inspiring event featuring Dr. Stephanie S. Elizalde & announced the amazing fundraising achievement of raising $9MM to support the students of Dallas ISD. Team Dallas ISD The Dallas Foundation #u2lschools

Since the A Most Beautiful Thing we have seen over 2500 kids introduce to rowing through our foundation. We now have kids heading to Penn, Cal, Brown, Duke, Navy, UMiami and beyond to row!! Please checkout our camp with Concept2 CraftsburyOutdoorCtr youtu.be/NflxpfoBFas Mary Mazzio

#AdriftBook author Scott Galloway calls out the "rejectionist luxury positioning" at universities.

Well worth the time for educators still game to try and move the education model. Excellent insights on the opportunities inherent and challenges associated with trying to create a more student centered platform. outoftheboxreport.org

#U2LSchools need community volunteers like Truist Bank! Truist employees assembled & delivered gift bags for students Cesar Chavez Learning Center, then became guest readers for the entire school! One Truist employee commented, “This has been the best day ever.” We agree and are grateful!

My junior year of high school I played for Coach Jim Gibbons - one of the most knowledgeable and prepared coaches I’ve ever been around. He was one of the first people I met with when I got into coaching - can’t wait to see what he does at the helm of RavenscroftAthletics Football!

It’s almost January 1 so like clockwork (and as described in #HowToChange) I’m getting my annual flood of interview requests about #NewYearsResolutions and the #FreshStartEffect. I’ve set up a makeshift studio for interviews in my parents’ closet since I’m on the road. Not bad?

People spend so much time focused on bright and shiny objects yet it's our roots—the stuff that nobody sees, our innermost habits and values—that hold us to the ground throughout all types of weather. And those roots are stronger when overlapping with the roots of others.

More evidence of the challenges recruiting & retaining teachers. This data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics via WaPo yesterday in an article arguing for increases in compensation to which I'd add the need of a new model for how we pay teachers. tinyurl.com/3r7vpb37

"As the 88th #txlege begins next month, it’s vital that our leaders continue to leverage data-driven solutions to support academic success," said Commit Partnership' founding chairman/CEO Todd Williams. Read Todd's op-ed for Dallas Morning News here: bit.ly/3jxDocD

What a week!!!

Happy to welcome Jake Curnow (@JCurnowzg ) and TC Monaco (TC Monaco ) to the Zero Gravity Basketball Operations Team 🫡🤝 Jake and TC will be KEY to our 100+ Spring Events 💪 Make sure to say hello when you see them in Zero Gravity New England 👋

Mass Attack 8th graders with the perfect 👌 execution on the inbounds as they try to come back on MA_Huskies. These teams are trading punches 🥊🥊 in a hard fought game to finish the day here at Dana Barros! #ZGSpringOpener #QuestForTheCup

Allie Scarpa joins us to discuss why MT Elite Ducks athletes stand out to college programs 📚 #ZGMediaNights

Coming at you 🫵 with a STING 🐝 Catch the highlights from Maine Sting Athletics’s #ZGMediaNight here👇 AND: Full Video: 🔗bit.ly/40LCuJM

Pumped 🆙 for a busy day of 🏀 at Boston Sports Institute in Wellesley. This tournament is LOADED this weekend 💪 #ZGGoldRush ⭐️

The calm 🤫 before the storm 🌪️ here at Boston Sports Institute on a Championship Sunday 🏆 Who will take #ZGGoldRush ⭐️ ⁉️ #QuestfortheCup 🏆