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A new film about what saves us
What saves us? What connects us? And what is it that allows people to feel like they belong to something (and/or someone) larger than themselves? Our newest film for 180 Studio, “Nuestra,” tells the story of how a father’s tragic loss — the death of his teenage daughter — leads to the birth of a […]
Read More »Why do we have 180 days of school?
School’s out for summer again. Why is that, exactly? The answer is in our newest #AskWhy video — and it might surprise you.
Read More »WHY DO WE STILL TREAT EDUCATION LIKE IT’S 1906?
Why do we still use a 19th-century invention— The Carnegie Unit—to determine if our kids are ready to graduate in 2019? Also, what the heck is a Carnegie Unit? Watch the latest video in our #AskWhy series — a series that has now been viewed by more than ten million of you — to find […]
Read More »Diverse by Design: Episode 3 (Never Teach Alone)
Powerful learning is a relational act; it never occurs alone. Why, then, do we expect our teacher to hone their craft in isolation? In episode 3 of the six-part series, Diverse by Design, we meet two of Crosstown High’s inaugural class of teachers, and learn why they believe that co-teaching is the only way to […]
Read More »Diverse by Design: Episode 2 (Project Based Learning)
How active should learning be? How relevant? And what is required of adults if they are serious about expecting that kids will have a different experience — and a different feeling — in that thing we call ‘school’? In a new six-part series from 180 Studio, we witness one community’s efforts to answer those questions. […]
Read More »Diverse by Design: Episode 1 (The First Day of School)
How do you reimagine something that has looked the same for generations? And what does a diverse society require — and need — in order to support a shared commitment to the common good?
In a new six-part series from 180 Studio, we witness one community’s efforts to answer both questions.
Read More »Seeds for a Better World
I’m knee-deep in an audaciously large new collaborative project, and I’m wondering who else would like to join us in the fun.
If you’re game, here’s your challenge:
Read More »Green Book Is Not Our Story
It has been more than fifty years since James Baldwin first named the knotted pathology that has ensnared both White and Black America in an intimate dance of mutual self-destruction for, well, ever. “The failure to look reality in the face diminishes a nation as it diminishes a person,” he wrote. America has failed, he said, because it has come to believe its own myths:
The Dream. Equal Justice. The Melting Pot.
Read More »What (& Where) Are the World’s Most Transformational Schools?
OK, people, let’s get specific: Out of all the schools in the world, which ones are the most transformational when it comes to imagining a new way to think about teaching and learning in the 21st century? There are a lot of inspiring schools out there, so I want to repeat: which are the most […]
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