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The tattooed, skater principal making education fun again

The Tattooed, Skater Principal Making Education Fun Again

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The tattooed, skater principal making education fun again

The Tattooed, Skater Principal Making Education Fun Again

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This fearless principal used UFC & skateboards to save a failing school

How one relentless, unconventional principal rallied an underdog school.

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How to drive student engagement? Unleash a swarm.

Our favorite principal, Hamish Brewer, is up to something new this school year. Just like Hogwarts, his school is adopting the traditional house system to improve academic performance, student engagement, and behavior.

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For people in prison, a second chance to give back

50% of people released from prison return within three years. This program is changing that.

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How to teach kids to read in as little as 50 days

1 in 10 people in the world today are illiterate. This program teaches people to read in as little as 50 days.

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A school made for homeless children

When a child faces chaos at home, it's impossible to learn. This school is doing whatever it takes to help homeless students and their families create better lives.

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The mental health movement for Chicago’s inner city youth

A remarkable transformation is taking place in several inner-city Chicago schools, and it's resulting in fewer gangs, drugs, and homicides. Could this new model of group therapy be the cause, and is it scalable?

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Turning a construction site into a classroom

unCommon Construction offers a unique alternative to your typical internship for high school students. Their program turns build sites into real-world classrooms where interns learn the soft skills they’ll need to succeed in the workforce.

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Preschool is broken. Silicon Valley is fixing the system.

Wonderschool is empowering educators to offer affordable, private preschool classes from their homes, making early childhood education more accessible to every child.