Julie Leff can pinpoint the moment when she knew Roger Brooks was the right person to lead Facing History and...
Community Cultivators
Just as Early Learning Nation showcases the ways families, researchers and grassroots nonprofits and organizations are building an early learning nation—one community at a time—our Community Cultivators series highlights how innovators across all sectors build and sustain global communities from the ground up. We hope the series inspires your own early childhood work.
In 1999, University of North Carolina sophomore Rye Barcott was sitting in Swahili class when a recent alumnus, just back...
As founder of the organization and its nonprofit offshoots Schoolhouse.world, Khan Lab School and Khan World School, he has built a planet-changing education powerhouse that touches millions.
Shared Values, Different Stories
Logan Smalley’s Vision for Building Community
Like a lot of kids, Logan Smalley liked to take his toys apart and then try (the operative word is...
Students Rebuild Inspires Creativity, Builds Global Community for Philanthropy
Meet Leonetta Elaiho—Chief Empowerment Officer
From the time she was a young person herself—specifically, a 15-year-old camp counselor in Seattle—Leonetta Elaiho has seen the many...
Married 33 years and a new grandmother, Ireland recently caught Early Learning Nation’s attention on social media because of her enthusiastic participation in the #ClearTheList campaign, helping teachers obtain school supplies.
Uché Blackstock didn’t plan to become a radical physician, but the pain and death she witnessed at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn radicalized her.
The Songs That Saved Mary Gauthier
A New Memoir, Plus Songwriting with Soldiers
“Music is very, very important for brain development,” Mary Gauthier states. “Especially when you sing together.”
Just as Early Learning Nation showcases the ways families, researchers and grassroots nonprofits and organizations are building an early learning...
Tiffany Shlain’s Vision for Building Community
Embrace Beauty, Be Present, Always Carry a Notebook
This is the fourth entry in Early Learning Nation’s Community Cultivators series, and you would think, by now, we’d have...
Weavers: Geniuses at Connecting & Building Community
David Brooks’s Search for Everyday Heroes
From where David Brooks stands, the State of the Union is a long, long way from sound. The author and...
Wes Moore’s Tale of Two Cities
Fate and Faith in Baltimore, New York City and Beyond
Just as Early Learning Nation showcases the ways families, researchers and grassroots nonprofits and organizations are building an early learning...
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