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At the Success for All Foundation,
our goal is to help all students achieve at the highest
levels - not just children who come to school well fed,
well rested, and ready to learn, but everyone, at all
levels, whatever it takes. We believe all students deserve
an education that will challenge, inspire, and prepare
them for a better future. Our top priority is the education
of disadvantaged and at-risk students in pre-K through
grade eight. We use research to design programs and
services that help schools better meet the needs of
all their students. Every child can learn. We help schools
ensure that they do.
It sounds trendy, but the Success
for All Foundation was founded on the notion that every
child can and will learn, although not always in precisely
the same ways. As educators, it is our responsibility
to be relentless in the search for what works with each
child, accepting no excuses and no failures. The Success
for All Foundation assists schools in identifying and
implementing strategies designed to reach every single
student, and is dedicated to providing the full array
of supports that will help every child reach his or
her full potential.
Because schools have contact
with virtually all of our nation’s youngsters,
they also have the power to make a tremendous difference
in the lives and futures of these children, and they
deserve all our thanks, praise, and support for carrying
out this important work. The Success for All Foundation
is committed to working with schools and administrations,
not at cross-purposes, and to providing services that
help them meet their goals of a quality education for
all students.
Schools can have an impact on
their students’ lives, but that effect is made
even stronger through the involvement of family and
community, creating a web of support that sustains children
both inside and outside of school hours. Because not
every community needs or wants the same solutions, the
Success for All Foundation believes in working with
sites to identify areas of particular importance or
potential influence, and helping them develop solutions
that fit their unique setting.
Education is not about guesswork
or shooting in the dark. It’s about expanding
the use of proven solutions in classrooms and schools.
At the Success for All Foundation, everything we do
is built on a solid research base, with products and
practices that are extensively tested in the field.
Each program has also undergone rigorous study by outside
reviewers. And we encourage schools and districts to
pursue a similar focus on using data to make daily and
long-term decisions. We don’t have time to waste
on guessing games - our children’s education is
at stake.
The future of our children depends
on their knowing how to think, read, write, and compute.
The future of our country and our world depends on our
children. That means we must all be relentless in our
pursuit of what works. At the Success for All Foundation,
we pledge to do everything in our power to help schools
make a difference in the lives of their students. We
ask that you do the same. Together, with a relentless
sense of personal responsibility and a focus on the
individual child, we can work wonders.
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