But meet six groundbreaking educators who are taking
steps to make our kids better learners by creating innovative
and, in some cases, unconventional new programs
BY DAVID MCKAY WILSON
ILLUSTRATION BY
HEADS OF STATE
How best to educate our nation’s youth captivates the American public. While documentary filmmakers produce movies to
point out inequities and policymakers wrangle
over high-level appointments, parents spend
evenings helping their kids with homework
and lobbying school boards for better programs. Educators, meanwhile, are helping
frame the narrative with innovative models
that inspire both teachers and their students
as they find new ways to develop young minds
and turn them on to learning.
