Sandra Day O’Connor Institute Mourns Passing of Founder
PHOENIX, December 1, 2023 (Newswire.com) - The namesake organization founded by the first woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court is mourning the loss of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
“No words can describe the profound loss of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. The organization she founded remains resolute and will redouble our efforts to continue her lifetime work and extraordinary legacy,” said Gay Firestone Wray, Board of Directors Co-Chair.
The Institute will carry on its mission to further the distinguished legacy and lifetime work of Justice O’Connor to advance American democracy through civil discourse, civic engagement, and civics education.
“From our organization’s founding in 2009 following her retirement from the Supreme Court, Justice O’Connor led our organization with vision and intellect, and she exemplified our nation’s ideals,” said Sarah Suggs, President and CEO. “We remain steadfast in our commitment to continue her work and dedication to our great nation.”
Sandra Day was born on March 26, 1930, in El Paso, Texas. She spent much of her younger years on her family’s 160,000-acre Lazy B ranch on the Arizona-New Mexico border. At 16 she went to Stanford University for college, graduating magna cum laude with a degree in economics. She stayed for law school. Day graduated and, six months later, married John O’Connor, the love of her life. They eventually moved to Phoenix, where Sandra Day O’Connor began her rapid professional rise, which included holding positions as assistant attorney general of Arizona, majority leader of the Arizona State Senate, and judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals. She also found time to raise three sons—Scott, Brian, and Jay—and make every recipe in Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking.
On August 19, 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O’Connor to the Supreme Court; on September 21 she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate with a vote of 99-0.
Her career on the Court was historic. Justice O’Connor will be remembered not only for being the first female on the Court, or for her clear-eyed judicial reasoning and writings and major decisions, but also for her insistence on civility, her penchant for bringing people together to solve problems, whether in Washington, D.C. or over tacos and beer in her Arizona dining room.
“She overcame obstacles with quiet skill and determination and, in the process, inspired and continues to inspire countless others,” said Institute Board of Directors Co-Chair Matt Feeney.
We will miss you, Justice O’Connor.
About the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute for American Democracy
Founded in 2009 by retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the O’Connor Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3), continues her distinguished legacy and lifetime work to advance American democracy through multigenerational civil discourse, civic engagement and civics education. Visit www.OConnorInstitute.org for more information.
Heather Schader
COO
hschader@oconnorinstitute.org
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Brynmor Early Education & Preschool Assumes Operations of the Department of State’s ‘Diplotots’ Child Development Center
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2024 (Newswire.com) - Brynmor Early Education & Preschool will join forces with the U.S. Department of State and the Diplotots Board of Directors to offer high-quality early childhood education at Diplotots, the Department of State’s on-site, employer-sponsored child care center. Beginning July 8th Brynmor at Diplotots will serve children ages six weeks through preschool in full-day, full-year care. Diplotots has operated for more than 30 years with various management partners. Brynmor is honored to lead Diplotots into its next season.
Brynmor will offer full-time, part-time, and drop-in care at Diplotots. Diplotots serves all federal employees and community members and is expanding to serve more children. To enquire about enrollment, please visit our website at https://brynmorearlyed.com/enroll-now/.
“The Board of Directors is excited to bring Brynmor’s family-centered child care approach to the Department of State and surrounding community,” said Diplotots Board President Paige Ellis. “Diplotots has served the community for nearly 30 years, and with Brynmor at the helm, we are confident Diplotots will continue to thrive for decades to come.”
“We’re thrilled to partner with the Diplotots Board of Directors, the Department of State, and the General Services Administration to provide high-quality child care at Diplotots,” said Brynmor’s founder, Rhian Evans Allvin. “We are committed to the experience each child and family has with our educators and administrative team. Our greatest hope is to nurture creativity and curiosity each day in a joyful, play-based environment. We look forward to bringing those values to Diplotots.”
The Brynmor team has decades of experience designing high-quality early education systems, opening new programs, directing the operations of programs, and bringing the promise of high-quality education to young children across varying income levels.
Brynmor uses HighScope as its curriculum framework. The HighScope Infant-Toddler Curriculum and HighScope Preschool Curriculum are designed based on decades of research on early childhood development. Active learning is at the center of the curriculum. It is the foundation from which young children gain knowledge through their natural play and interactions with the environment, events, their peers and educators.
To learn more about Brynmor, please visit brynmorearlyed.com.
About Brynmor Early Education & Preschool
Brynmor is an early education center and preschool located in Virginia and the District of Columbia. They serve children ages six weeks through five years. Brynmor was founded by Rhian Evans Allvin who has spent her career promoting and advocating for the federal, state, and local systems and structures that lead to high-quality early education for all children and professional careers for early childhood educators. Brynmor is a privately owned business established with the belief that private companies have a responsibility to be a force for good and that the growth of the company must be in partnership with the children and families it serves, the early childhood educators and staff it employs, and the companies and public agencies with whom it partners.
Contact Information:Max Fose
Fose + McKay
max@fosemckay.com
202-285-8885
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Solvably Launches AI Centers of Excellence to Support Systemic AI Literacy
Solvably AI Center of Excellence
Solvably's AI Center of Excellence is designed to support AI Literacy for ALL!
NAPLES, Fla., December 4, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Solvably (http://www.solvably.com), a digital collaborative, creative problem-solving platform for lifelong learners, launched its AI Centers of Excellence today to systemically train all kindergarten-through-career learners on Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Solvably's AI Centers of Excellence offer 20 initial AI-focused, real-world challenges for K12, Higher Education, and Corporate Talent. Learners using the platform can collaborate in remote teams through a scaffolded problem-solving process, much like a virtual escape room, creating a deliverable that illustrates an application of AI with relevant impact by specific workforce job role/function (i.e., Customer Service, Sales, Leadership), K12 educational subject (i.e., Math, Science, Social Studies), or Higher Education institutional major (i.e., Marketing, Engineering, Finance). High-fidelity, pedagogically sound 'custom' challenges can also be created easily using Solvably’s Design Lab wizard tool. Each Solvably Center of Excellence experience supports soft skill development and engagement tracking, as well as longitudinal efficacy reporting among learning institutions and employers.
“To best prepare for tomorrow’s demanding workforce, today’s students and professionals need to not only understand AI and its enormous potential but how to apply it to solve real-world challenges in order to achieve higher outcomes,” said Solvably Founder and Chief Problem Solver Angelo Biasi. “Solvably’s active learning and authentic assessment experience is an evidence-based solution that empowers and ultimately future-proofs this wide audience with the skills required to use AI technologies and applications effectively, or ‘AI Literacy’ – something I am boldly calling the newest 21st Century Competency - while, in turn, creating a more qualified and effective global talent pool.”
Solvably for education and Solvably TALENT for employers are digital learning and assessment solutions that facilitate behavioral change via remote, collaborative experiences. The platform, founded in 2020, sold in 2022, and re-acquired/re-launched in 2023 by Angelo Biasi, won several awards, including an EdTech Breakthrough Product Award for Creativity Solution of the Year, and EdTech Digest’s Cool Tool award for 21st Century Skills Development. AI Centers of Excellence (COE) complement Solvably’s other COEs and serve as a centerpiece for the relaunch of the powerful platform.
Educational institutions and employers interested in working with Solvably to support learners or employees in their lifelong learning journeys can contact the company at info@solvably.com, or visit http://www.solvably.com.
Contact Information:Angelo Biasi
Founder / Chief Problem Solver
abiasi@solvably.com
+1 (917) 539-5287
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