Over the past two years, a broad group of organizations and individuals have been working collectively together to lift up and bring to life a “comprehensive, community-based approach” to early childcare and education here in Toledo, Ohio.

John C. Jones, president of HOPE Toledo, has announced that Shawna Woody has been named the organization’s vice president of operations. Woody will be responsible for the development and implementation of policies and procedures, program efficiencies, fiscal management and tracking and evaluation for the organization.

Watch the 13ABC segment on the HOPE Toledo Preschool Program.

President Biden wants universal pre-K. A large new study examines its likely effects. In the late 1990s, Boston expanded its public pre-K program, but it did not have nearly enough spots for every 4-year-old in the city. So it used a lottery to help determine which children could enroll.

Watch Now! HOPE Toledo’s John Jones appears on Leading Edge with Jerry Anderson.

Having recently announced a second year’s worth of tuition pledges for the post-secondary educations of a Toledo high school’s graduates, HOPE Toledo leaders say they have their eyes set on broader outcomes.

President Biden’s massive American Jobs Plan is likely to come in two parts: a traditional transportation package as well as a domestic package that includes, among other priorities, universal pre-kindergarten. It’s an education initiative deserving of broad support.

Students in the 2021 graduating class at Jesup W. Scott High School will have an opportunity to apply for a scholarship from HOPE Toledo, under the HOPE Toledo Promise program.

Officials from HOPE Toledo announced that 2021 graduates and one parent will be awarded a scholarship to fund post-secondary education—community college, university, or trade school—and it will include funding for tuition, room and board, books, and fees.