Schools that Change Young People’s Lives By Tony Monfiletto, Director, Future Focused Education | September 21, 2017 “These are stark realities for young people without high school diplomas, and it’s a hard but worthwhile road for young people to find a way to graduate even with the deck stacked against them.”Every day at the Leadership Schools, we see students who …
Authenticity in the Classroom
Authenticity in the Classroom By Christina Rodriguez, Generation Justice Fellow | September 7, 2017 “We’re not teaching to a test, we’re teaching students to be critical thinkers and problem solvers. We’re teaching them to do something right now, and not wait around until they’re college graduates.”It’s 2002 in Little Rock, Arkansas. A young soldier from Angie, Louisiana asks this question …