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Education & School Success Challenges:

I challenge you, the students of Los Angeles, CA, to find an effective way to increase high school students’ awareness, enthusiasm, and participation in science and technology.

Dean Kamen

We challenge you to lead a student-driven listening project that uncovers where student voices are disconnected from district policies and design a solution that elevates your peer’s voices and strengthens authentic student engagement in district decision-making policies and practices.

Juanita Zuniga & Imani Foster

I challenge you to design a program that engages students, parents, and schools to become champions for connection to intentionally decrease chronic absenteeism and increase academic excellence.

Marcus L. Strother

I challenge you to design the “school of tomorrow” by developing a program that makes school a place where students feel confident in the skills and knowledge they are acquiring and supports and celebrates students’ educational opportunities.

Kenneth Furton

I challenge you to develop a summer program that eliminates summer melt by focusing on college enrollment strategies and enabling students to develop skills that will help students succeed in college.

Nate Easley

Education & School Success Solutions:

I challenge you, the students of Los Angeles, CA, to find an effective way to increase high school students’ awareness, enthusiasm, and participation in science and technology.

Dean Kamen

Taft High School

Growing gardens of the mind, nourished by Dewey’s ideas that children learn by sowing science, math, and the arts.

Reseda High School

Pointing kids towards STEM careers (with artistic considerations), and shattering the dreams of sports-loving children everywhere. Free of charge!

Garfield High School

We are the Dare to Dream Team - Inspiring others to fall in love with math and science.

Juanita Zuniga & Imani Foster

C.H.A.T (Collaborating, Helping, Achieving, and Thriving)

C.H.A.T isn't about social status but focuses on Safety over Reputation, Voice over Vision, and Health over Education, which is why C.H.A.T's solution is uplifting the voices all across our community.

The M.E.T.E.O.R.S.

Meeting Expectations Towards Empowering Our Remarkable School (M.E.T.E.O.R.S.) builds community based on humanity to ensure a positive teaching and learning environment.

Elevation Nation

We envision a stronger Detroit led by informed, empowered youth whose collective voice raises community standards, advances justice, and shapes policies for a healthier, more equitable city.

Next Gen Artistry

Our vision is to build an empowered and inclusive school community where student voices are heard, respected, and actively shape policies that impact their daily experiences.

313 Legacy

To develop a world where students feel confident, comfortable, and have pathways in order to express their deepest concerns knowing real solutions will follow.

I challenge you to design a program that engages students, parents, and schools to become champions for connection to intentionally decrease chronic absenteeism and increase academic excellence.

Marcus L. Strother

YTC Champion Scholars

We will inspire our communities and societies to take immediate action to address the lack of education that is plaguing our schools. We will inspire massive action to give all students the opportunity to learn and grow.

Voices United!

That all students, particularly English Learners, will reach English proficiency faster and more effectively, thereby reducing chronic absenteeism, increasing academic successes, and reducing homelessness by helping native language parents more effectively assimilate into society.

Power In Presence

To create a school community where every student is engaged to attend school regularly.

LEO (Learning Excellence Outreach)

Our work fosters academic excellence and personal wellness for students, parents, and staff by creating communication pathways that empower our community.

Saving Our Seats (S.O.S.)

S.O.S.'s (Saving Our Seats) vision is to tackle the current apathetic attitude that nationwide classrooms are experiencing, striving to motivate students to attend school, reach for excellence, and create interconnections to the community, in and out of education.

Kenneth Furton

Olympus Academy

We envision a classroom that motivates students and empowers them to take ownership of their education and celebrate the learning process.

School of the Future

Our vision is the school of the future.

W. A. T.: What About Teachers?

We envision a school where all teachers and faculty are provided with the support they require to sustain their mental health so that they are in the position to spread positivity within their classroom and build healthy communities.