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Learning Forerunners Across America

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.

Learning Forerunner

Inquiry-based Learning Leadership

West Virginia: Simulated Workplace

In order to provide students with demand-driven skills that will set them up for career success, the West Virginia Department of Education and the state's business sector collaborated to create the Si

Learning Forerunner

Creative Thinking Respectful Relationships

Southwestern Pennsylvania: The Fred Method

Beginning in 1968, Fred Rogers’ landmark television program, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, was produced in Pittsburgh and broadcast across the United States. The program used a new technology — televis

Learning Forerunner

Community Partnerships Creative Thinking

Oregon STEAM Hubs: Building a Creative, Equitable, Future-Ready Oregon

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

Learning Forerunner

Entrepreneurship

Northeast Ohio: Empowering students to design active learning experiences

The NeoSTEM Ecosystem restores students’ roles as active learners, teachers, and community members through meaningful STEM learning. Driven by the belief that hands-on exploration is essential; that p

Learning Forerunner

Creative Thinking Entrepreneurship

Eastern Kentucky: Re-envisioning community spaces

The Entrepreneurial Coal Lands Redevelopment Program encourages high school students to reimagine former coal land for entrepreneurial purposes. Students develop business plans, conduct environmental

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12 Ideas from Pittsburgh That Could Transform Education

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The Grable Foundation: Dedicated to Improving the Lives of Children

At The Grable Foundation, we believe in possibilities: that a child will experience something new that will change his or her life; that a teacher will have the resources to nurture students; that kid

community article

STEM Learning and Education Technology in Pittsburgh

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