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Name: Walter J. Tucker Age: 32 Profession: President and Founder of LiveThe.Biz, Music Executive, and Adjunct Professor Social Media: Instagram: LiveTheBiz | Facebook: LiveTheBiz One Word That Describes You: Motivator...
As a high school senior, Nitiya Walker, was met with a challenge that many students face—”I have dreams of getting a college education, but I can’t afford it.” “I...
Teachers are important, and even good technology is no substitute. When I wrote recently about Mother Caroline Academy in Boston, one of the keys to its success with low-income, largely immigrant girls of color is its hiring of professional teachers instead of relying on volunteers. Professional teachers make the difference—as they are doing at a “last chance” high school in the Bronx, Bronx Arena.
Bob Daniel took his 30 plus years of corporate experience and combined it with his passion for mentoring, turning it into a successful staffing franchise.
As a lifelong baseball fan, former high school ballplayer, and coach for 20 years, I have always been struck by how closely baseball and learning are intertwined. An education advocate for most of my career, I have seen firsthand how the power and passion of sports can shift mindsets and create sustainable pathways to college, meaningful careers, and inspired lives. And perhaps no one better embodies this intersection of baseball and learning than civil rights activist Jackie Robinson, one of my childhood heroes, whose pursuit of equality on the field and off inspired social change in our nation’s classrooms, playgrounds, and beyond.
