FAFSA Challenge Leads to Increase in Student Completion Rates
The initiative, supported in part by the Connecticut RISE Network, saw schools participating in the 2021-22 FAFSA Challenge collectively increase their year-over-year…
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Symposium Brings Together State, National Educators to Reflect on Past Year, Focus on 9th Grade Success
The Connecticut RISE Network hosts a two-day symposium at New Haven’s Blake Hotel New Haven, CT (July 5, 2022) –…
The RISE Network Welcomes Two New Board Directors
The Connecticut RISE Network today announced the expansion of its Board of Directors, welcoming two new Directors. Dianna Wentzell, Ed.D.,…
RISE Network Welcomes Christina Y. Ellington as Chief of Programs and Network Success
The Connecticut RISE Network (RISE), announced today Christina Y. Ellington as the Chief of Programs and Network Success. In this…
RISE Network Releases Plugged In: Challenge Normal, Part II of Report on Remote and Hybrid Learning Data, Highlights Success Stories From COVID-19
Report details how educators innovated, learned and adapted during the pandemic to reach students where they were and how they…
RISE Network Releases Report on Remote and Hybrid Learning Data, Offers Recommendations for Real-Time Improvement
The Connecticut RISE Network, a nonprofit education support organization that partners with 10 public high schools and nine districts, today…
RISE Network Receives Carnegie Foundation Spotlight on Quality in Continuous Improvement Work in Education
The Connecticut RISE Network, a statewide non-profit organization co-founded by Dalio Philanthropies, today announced it is the recipient of The…
RISE Network Educator Innovation Fund Reaches more than $60k and 110 Projects Funded for Creative Solutions to Distanced Instruction
These educator-led projects supporting student learning and engagement in distance and hybrid instruction were made possible by the RISE Educator…
RISE Network Educators Secure More Than $30k in Supplementary Resources for Creative Projects During Distance and Hybrid Learning
New Haven, CT (September 23, 2020) – In response to new challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-19 and the shifts to distance…
Summer Melt Campaign Supports More than 1,800 Students to Enroll in Colleges, Universities and Pursue Career Goals, Fall 2020
New Haven (September 1, 2020) – The Connecticut RISE Network, a community of public high school educators working together to help…