EdRedesign

EdRedesign and Results for America are teaming up for a webinar, "Relationship-Based Personalized Supports as a Catalyst for Economic Mobility," that connects rigorous new research to real-world practice.

We'll be bringing together researchers and practitioners to unpack:

✅ The Evidence: Why "trusted adult relationships" are a quantifiable variable in student success.
✅ The Model: How relationship-based personalized support for young people works in practice across sectors.
✅ The Strategy: What local leaders can do to build these high-impact systems in their own jurisdictions.
✅ Your Questions: What do you want to know about the model?

Featured speakers:
🎙 Jamie Gracie, Postdoctoral Fellow, EdRedesign
🎙 Tauheedah Jackson, Ed.M., Deputy Director & Director of the Institute for Success Planning, EdRedesign
🎙 Rey Saldana, President & CEO, Communities In Schools National Office; EdRedesign By All Means Senior Fellow
🎙 Rob Watson, Executive Director, EdRedesign; Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Faculty Affiliate, Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University
🎙 Ellen Hur (moderator), SVP & Chief Products & Innovation Officer, Results for America

📅 Tuesday, June 9, 2026
🕒 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET
💻 Virtual | Zoom Webinar

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

🔗 Link to register: https://edredesign.org/events/evidence-relationship-based-personalized-supports-catalyst-economic-mobility

Join us and EdRedesign Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for the virtual premiere of DREAM ON’s newest episode spotlighting the transformation of Spartanburg, South Carolina’s Northside neighborhood.

This powerful story highlights how a cross-sector coalition of residents, local government, school district leaders, a StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network member, and a Purpose Built Communities® Community Quarterback Organization came together to help:

• Reduce violent crime by 77%
• Increase 3rd-grade reading proficiency from 6% to 48%
• Build hundreds of units of new housing
• Open a brand-new community center
• Launch a state-of-the-art early learning center

📅 Tuesday, June 2, 2026
🕙 10:00–11:00 AM ET
💻 Virtual | Zoom Webinar

You’ll be among the first to see the new episode and hear directly from leaders during a live Q&A moderated by Rob Watson, Executive Director of EdRedesign, featuring:

Jennifer Blatz, President and CEO, StriveTogether
Dr. Russell Booker, CEO, Spartanburg Academic Movement
Carol Naughton, President and CEO, Purpose Built Communities
David Summers, CEO, Spartanburg Northside Development Group

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

👉 Register now: https://edredesign.org/events/dream-spartanburg-sc

We’re excited to invite you to a powerful virtual event: the premiere of DREAM ON’s new episode on the transformation of Spartanburg, SC’s Northside neighborhood.

In this episode, you’ll see how a cross-sector coalition of residents, local government, school district leaders, and a backbone organization came together to:

• Cut violent crime by 77%
• Raise 3rd-grade reading proficiency from 6% to 48%
• Build hundreds of units of new housing
• Open a new community center
• Create a state-of-the-art early learning center

📅 Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
🕛 Time: 10:00–11:00 AM ET
💻 Location: Virtual | Zoom Webinar

At this special launch event, you’ll be among the first to watch the episode and hear directly from the leaders behind this work during a live Q&A moderated by Rob Watson (Executive Director, EdRedesign) with:

• Jennifer Blatz, President & CEO, StriveTogether
• Dr. Russell Booker, CEO, Spartanburg Academic Movement
• Carol Naughton, CEO, Purpose Built Communities
• David Summers, CEO, Spartanburg Northside Development Group

This event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required.

👉 Register here: https://edredesign.org/events/dream-spartanburg-sc

Please share this with your networks and join us to explore what’s possible when communities come together to rewrite a neighborhood story.