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Learning Forerunners Across America

Spotlight 2020

We are proud to announce our second project with Remake Learning. As the world around us has become more complex, new, and versatile skills are required in order to thrive. HundrED Forerunners identifies top-level innovations that can improve education immediately and at scale.

Supported by Grable Foundation and Remake Learning

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Spotlight: Learning Forerunners Across America

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Selected innovations

Each selected innovation has been implemented across at least 10 schools or organizations for a period of one year or longer and each has been evaluated and shown to be beneficial. It is our hope that the 16 innovations highlighted in this selection will help set the stage for a global ecosystem: one in which innovators around the world learn from one another, share promising practices, and help every child flourish on this planet that connects us all.

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Blended Learning Career Skills

Wisconsin: LRNG:Badgerland

LRNG:Badgerland is a regional initiative that uses a digital platform to connect schools, afterschool programs, nonprofits, higher education, and local employers in service of helping high school stud

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Entrepreneurship Leadership

Chattanooga: Teacherpreneur

Teacherpreneur is an initiative for P12 teachers that blends the impact of a start-up incubator with the unique perspective of teachers. Teacherpreneurs participate in a six-week start-up bootcamp des

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Access to Education Community Partnerships

Oregon: STEM Hubs

Oregon’s 13 STEM Hubs connect learners to STEM experiences early and often, igniting passion and interest in STEM fields. Through robust regional partnerships, Hubs provide the infrastructure to suppo

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Nature Sustainability

Southeastern Pennsylvania: Building environmental literacy through nature-based STEM learning

Riverbend Environmental Education Center partners with school districts in southeastern Pennsylvania to build environmental literacy among learners and educators. By integrating aquaponics, outdoor le

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Greater Cincinnati: Leveraging strategic foresight to guide today’s education systems

Staying informed about changes on the horizon can be a challenge. Within education, it can be difficult to decide how to respond to changes while also attending to organizational vision, teaching and

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