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With AI changing education, rebuilding trust in public education is more important than ever.

Jeff Carlson, Head of National Education Partnerships at Clever, believes the future depends on closing the digital divide and rebuilding trust starts with listening to teachers, families, and students.

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What if trauma could be transformed into triumph?

Inspired by James Baldwin’s reflection on rage and consciousness in America and her mother’s power of making a way out of no way, Samantha “Power” Pugh chose education as her answer.

From East New York to the classroom, and shaped by the educators who recognized her voice and talent, Samantha is committed to helping others be seen.

She believes authenticity is a superpower.

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At , immigrant families are partners.

Yeime Valle, Reyes Claudio, and Michael Carbone are building community-centered schools that serve many immigrant families in the Bronx.

They believe success is not just about test scores. It is about growth. Belonging. Partnership. Possibility.

Because when schools honor the full story of every child, they change what is possible.

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When Dan Ryder experienced bullying in middle school, the relationships he built with teachers changed everything.

By seventh grade, he knew he wanted to become one.

Now, as Director of Design and Innovation in Maine, Dan challenges traditional measures of success and brings creativity to the center of learning. He encourages educators to rethink relevance, embrace creative risk, and measure growth by what students can create, not just what they can answer on a test.

In his take, he reflects on why creativity in the classroom is everything with .

Innovation does not start with technology.
It starts with being human.

As Chief Innovation Officer at , Dr. Hassan Brown is working to expand STEM pathways for students across the country. Yet he knows sustainable innovation requires something more human: wellness.

Because the way we lead ourselves shapes the future we build.

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Allyson Alphonse and Laurie Carr believe students are ready to lead.

That means building learning environments where their voices shape their experience.

Through their work with , a national nonprofit that offers tools for the rising generation to build civic skills, they help students move from sitting at desks to holding the microphone, empowering them to engage in civic life and solve real-world problems.

Watch their take with on reimagining schools.

“You can do anything in this world,” they asked, “why would you want to teach?”

That only made Kelly Casaro want to teach even more.

Through her work in workforce development at and her book Shift Teaching Forward, Kelly helps bridge the gap between education and employment in a rapidly changing world, connecting AI to opportunity.

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As a student at Thomas Edison Career and Technical Education High School in Queens, New York, Moses Ojeda struggled to find where he belonged. A teacher created space for him and changed the course of his life.

Today, Moses is the principal of the very school he once attended—working to ensure every student feels seen, supported, and connected.

Watch his Brief But Spectacular take on belonging.