I’ve got work travel on Nov 5, so I joined a steady stream of voters today at the Minneapolis Elections and Voter Services for the first day of early voting in MN. Thank you Minnesota, for making it easy for your citizens to exercise their right to vote!

FNGL is proud to be a partner with StriveTogether at their Cradle to Career Convening in Salt Lake City! Visit us at the Partner Village right outside the Grand Ballroom. We’d love to share how we work with communities to scale real world learning for all students! #conveneC2C

Great to reconnect with Dr. David James at the StriveTogether #ConveneC2C conference. I first met David when he was superintendent of Akron Public Schools, and he is now doing amazing work as Executive Director of Summit Education Initiative in Akron Ohio.

Packed room for the StriveTogether opening session at the 2024 Cradle to Career Convening! #ConveneC2C

Great session at StriveTogether Cradle to Career Convening on how a group of urban and rural community organizations in Minnesota formed a coalition to support education partnerships. EPC (Education Partnerships Coalition) secured state funding to support their work! #ConveneC2C

Not the season ending that we wanted, but still a beautiful night for baseball in Minneapolis. #Twins #BALvsMIN

Great to be back at The Belcourt Theatre in Nashville tonight for the previously unreleased “One Hand Clapping.” A documentary of performances by Paul McCartney & Wings at Abby Road Studio right after a month-long trip to Nashville in 1974.

Ford Next Generation Learning is in the Kansas City region this week, supporting Raytown Quality Schools as they envision the transformation of their high schools. Appreciate Superintendent Penelope Martin-Knox’s leadership and her team’s commitment to community partnerships!

It was inspiring to spend three days in Raytown Schools and work with a community that is willing to come together and envision what is possible for ALL kids. Thank you 𝓓𝓻. 𝓟𝓮𝓷𝓮𝓵𝓸𝓹𝓮 𝓔. 𝓜𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓷-𝓚𝓷𝓸𝔁🎶 Chris Greiner and Team for your commitment to this process! Ford NGL Marc Hill

The seasons are a-changing. Last weekend until Spring for the Sea Salt restaurant at Minnehaha Falls.

Love a good tagline.

Great show from Josh Rouse tonight at the Parkway Theater in South Minneapolis!

Join us in extending a heartfelt congratulations and a warm welcome to Anchorage, Alaska, the newest member of the Ford NGL family! As student Joshua Pak so perfectly expressed, this is truly a "community of infinite possibilities." We are excited to witness their incredible

Belton School District in Missouri hosted school and community stakeholders to discuss their Portrait of a Graduate on October 17. Other work sessions focused on academy teaming and creating advisory boards. FNGL is proud to partner with the Academies of Belton!

Ford Next Generation Learning had an inspiring visit to Hampton, Virginia to see their high school career academies in action. Hampton City Schools now have one of the highest graduation rates in the state (nearly 98%!) and students are truly preparing for their future!

Great week in Western Michigan as Muskegon Public Schools and their community partners continue their master planning as part of FNGL’s phase 3 roadmap journey. Big things coming for Big Red PreK-12 students!

Great insight from a true legend in the youth development field. Karen Pittman discusses research on what students & families need from schools at the Aurora Institute Symposium in New Orleans. Spoiler alert: it’s very different from what most schools continue to offer. #Aurora24

Hampton City Schools-Academies of Hampton hosts Ford Next Generation Superintendent and Leadership Council Annual Conference #WeAreHCS hampton.k12.va.us/news/Nov24/AoH…

Envisioning our future w/ community participation as we conceptualize the transformation of Raytown Schools HSs. The purpose is to ensure that ALL students have access to relevant, rigorous, & real-world learning through the career academy model. Marc Hill Lisa Oleski