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How to stay curious in a routine world

What if the key to transforming education lies in the power of individual curiosity? This idea is at the heart of Kelly Smith's mission. As an MIT engineer turned social entrepreneur, Smith founded Prenda, an organization that has launched hundreds of microschools across the US.

GatherFor’s fight against poverty gives new meaning to ‘hyper-local’

GatherFor’s model for fighting poverty is different. Instead of bringing in outsiders—GatherFor works with communities to build their own power.

Could AI solve the biggest problem with ‘the right to an attorney’?

JusticeText aims to restore balance to the criminal justice system and redefine what public safety means in America.

Hidden harms of ‘Certificate of Need’ laws

States with CON laws have higher prices, fewer medical facilities, and inferior patient outcomes.

Can science fiction teach us how to educate the whole world?

difficult. Schoolhouse.world puts the focus on a different aspect of remote learning. Where traditional online education offerings focus on pre-recorded lessons, courses, and practice sessions, schoolhouse.world is designed to provide real time feedback via peer tutoring and small group sessions.

Rising health care reformer charts a path for young professionals and policy reforms  

Tanner Aliff is one of the many policy and health experts transforming our health care system, starting in the States. As the Policy Director for Right on Healthcare at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Tanner researches many aspects of health care reform.