We partner with individuals, classrooms, schools, and organizations to foster new conversations and a new vision for schooling at the local and national levels.
Here we share the stories from students, educators, parents, leaders, and community members across the country. Each story is an expression of an individual's hopes, fears, joys, and aspirations. Each story is unique and powerful on its own. Together they are the collective dreams of a nation.
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A good life is being successful - holding a job, having a house, and a dog; any kind of dog.
"But our society in the city that we live in is so focused around keeping the reputation up that we have really good students, really good high scores, all the students go to really well-known universities… I think it adds more pressure than it adds, like, knowing that you’re going to be successful makes you happy. And the pressure is not very good."
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