#thisisamerica (to me)
Whatever side of the culture war you’re on — and, unless you’re really not paying attention, you’re on one — this much seems clear: America is having an identity crisis. We the people occupy different...
View ArticleThis film about a public Montessori school in Memphis says everything about...
I am so proud of our newest film for 180 Studio. At its most literal, A Little Piece of Something is a story about a public Montessori school in Memphis that is changing the way people think — about...
View ArticleDiverse by Design: Episode 1 (The First Day of School)
How do you reimagine something that has looked the same for generations? And what does a diverse society require -- and need -- in order to support a shared commitment to the common good? In a new...
View ArticleDiverse by Design: Episode 2 (Project Based Learning)
How active should learning be? How relevant? And what is required of adults if they are serious about expecting that kids will have a different experience — and a different feeling — in that thing we...
View ArticleDiverse by Design: Episode 3 (Never Teach Alone)
Powerful learning is a relational act; it never occurs alone. Why, then, do we expect our teacher to hone their craft in isolation? In episode 3 of the six-part series, Diverse by Design, we meet two...
View ArticleWHY DO WE STILL TREAT EDUCATION LIKE IT’S 1906?
Why do we still use a 19th-century invention— The Carnegie Unit—to determine if our kids are ready to graduate in 2019? Also, what the heck is a Carnegie Unit? Watch the latest video in our #AskWhy...
View ArticleWhy do we have 180 days of school?
School’s out for summer again. Why is that, exactly? The answer is in our newest #AskWhy video — and it might surprise you.
View ArticleA new film about what saves us
What saves us? What connects us? And what is it that allows people to feel like they belong to something (and/or someone) larger than themselves? Our newest film for 180 Studio, “Nuestra,” tells the...
View ArticleWe’re making a TV show — and this is our first series trailer
The world is changing. How can we make it better? This is Better World — coming in 2020.
View ArticleDiverse by Design: Episode 4 (Out of Many)
Fifty years of research suggest that one of the most important things we can do to promote social mobility in America is to give all children a chance to go to socioeconomically and racially integrated...
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