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U.S. Census Bureau Launches New App – Dwellr
The U.S. Census Bureau is providing free mobile Apps to iPhone and Android users that will allow easy access to statistical information. The dwellr App uses Census Bureau data to match the user with 25 places that best fit his or her lifestyle. Dwellr provides...
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Prioritizes Family Engagement in Student Achievement
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) is partnering with the White House to discuss transformative family engagement as a major contributor to a child’s school readiness and success. Transformative family engagement is a shared responsibility of families, schools,...
New Team Members
Transform Consulting Group is thrilled to announce our newest talent - Bradley Baker, Lauron Fischer and Nicholas Fisher. Bradley Baker, Project Intern, is currently a junior undergraduate student at the University of Indianapolis where he is pursuing a double...
New Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Signed into Law
Recently signed into law by President Barack Obama, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is the first significant legislative reform of the nation’s job training system in 15 years. WIOA will make key improvements to the public workforce...
New Federal Grant Opportunity to Support Preschools
The U.S. Departments of Education (DOE) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have jointly announced the Preschool Development Grants--Expansion Grants competition. Two hundred and fifty million is available to support low and moderate-income...
Client Spotlight: Boys & Girls Clubs of America
This summer, Transform Consulting Group has had the opportunity to work with Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) in the development of their federal grant applications for the U.S. Department of Education’s Investing in Innovation Validation (i3) program...
Indianapolis Mayor Announces New Education and Safety Initiative
With the announcement of his Education and Public Safety Initiative Wednesday morning, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard proposes a holistic approach to make Indianapolis a safer city. Mayor Ballard believes the issue of crime and violence in American cities are...
New Plan to Transform Indiana’s Workforce
The Indiana Career Council (ICC), made up of government, education, and industry leaders, has been tasked with creating a strategic plan to transform Indiana’s workforce. Align, Engage, Advance: A Strategic Plan to Transform Indiana’s Workforce identifies ways...
Searchable Database of Out of School Time Programs in Indiana
Approximately 30%, or roughly 332,642, of Hoosier children (including kindergarteners) are left unsupervised in the afternoons (Afterschool Alliance, 2010). Indiana Afterschool Network (IAN) has been working to improve the quality of out-of-school time (OST)...