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Jonathan P. Raymond in Keeping Children First

Apr 5, 2016

Living with Purpose and Leading with Vision

During my first 100 days as superintendent in Sacramento, I visited with anyone who would give me 10 minutes of their time. I wanted to understand their hopes and dreams for their children and our community, how we could improve education in the school…

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Jonathan P. Raymond in Keeping Children First

Jul 26, 2016

Reflections From the Field

Approaching the end of my second year as president of the San Francisco-based Stuart Foundation, which improves life outcomes for children through education, I’d been giving a lot of thought to the overall field of philanthropy. Then, reading a recent New York Times Op-Ed by Ford…

Jonathan P. Raymond in Keeping Children First

Oct 27, 2016

Trusting Our Young People

“I asked the students to share a moment when they felt powerful, and to share a time when they felt powerless,” our rabbi recounted at a recent holiday service. “The students pondered this for some time,” she said. “I asked them to share when they felt trusted at home and at school…

Jonathan P. Raymond in Keeping Children First

Nov 17, 2016

America: The Home of the Free and the Brave

“America, you great unfinished symphony, you sent for me, you let me make a difference. A place where even orphan immigrants can leave their fingerprints and rise up.”

Jonathan P. Raymond in Keeping Children First

Apr 27, 2016

How Can We Make Learning “Differently” Normal?

I have long grappled with this fundamental question: do we really know our children? Every child is unique, and learns differently. Even if my own children were the exact same age and sitting in the same classroom, they wouldn’t thrive if they were…

Jonathan P. Raymond in Keeping Children First

May 17, 2016

Understanding Our Place in History

In my post on March 18, 2016, I recounted the set of skills a leading New England prep school considers critical for high school graduates to possess. While I recently visited Washington, DC, a colleague there shared another set:

Jonathan P. Raymond in Keeping Children First

Dec 6, 2016

There’s Hope — Our Kids Are Everything We Ever Dreamed They’d Be

During a recent dinner with a close friend and colleague in Washington D.C., the conversation turned to our current generation affectionately known as “millennials.”

Jonathan P. Raymond in Keeping Children First

Jun 14, 2016

Why Their Voices Matter

In a recent post about the Esteban E. Torres High School in East LA, I described powerful examples of students making their voices heard. It should be obvious that a system purporting to educate and develop children needs to let them speak, but since many school systems seem unclear on…

Jonathan P. Raymond in Keeping Children First

May 4, 2016

When It Comes To Public Education, There’s More to Words Than Meets the Eye

Recently, my son and I visited the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. As native Bostonians and Red Sox fans, we were taken with the elaborate exhibit about George Herman “Babe” Ruth…

Jonathan P. Raymond in Keeping Children First

Feb 9, 2017

Our Kids Deserve an Education Secretary Who Fights For Children in All Public Schools

As an avid sports fan from Boston, I’ve learned about the difference between winning a battle and winning a war. So in the aftermath of the bruising confirmation process for Education…

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