Neng Nana
- Education and Literacy
- October 22, 2026
- 9 views
Beyond the Warehouse: How One Administrator Transformed Texas’s Most Punitive School System
On July 22, 2015, Jorge Meave walked onto the campus of the Del Valle Independent School District’s Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP). His official start date was still weeks away,…
Laily UPN
- Community Development
- October 14, 2026
- 11 views
The Architecture of Resistance: How Spain’s PAH Transformed Housing Activism
For Angelines, a resident of the Usera district in Madrid, life was once defined by the rhythmic, often invisible labor of domesticity: school runs, grocery shopping, and maintaining a home.…
Asep Darmawan
- Education and Literacy
- October 11, 2026
- 17 views
Architecting the Future of Learning: How Big Thought Transformed Dallas into a Living Classroom
By Merita Irby and Karen Pittman In the landscape of American education, the most profound learning often happens outside the four walls of a traditional classroom. Yet, for decades, the…
Ali Ikhwan
- Education and Literacy
- October 10, 2026
- 9 views
Cultivating Innovation from Within: How Talladega County Schools Transformed Professional Development
In the rural expanse of Alabama, where the Appalachian foothills meet the speedway-famed town of Talladega, a quiet revolution in public education has been unfolding. For years, the Talladega County…
Reynand Wu
- Philanthropy and Giving
- October 10, 2026
- 9 views
From Crisis to Co-Governance: How Pittsburgh’s Decarbonization Coalition Transformed Public Housing
In the heart of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, a quiet revolution in climate policy is unfolding, not within the sterile walls of a high-tech laboratory, but in the corridors of a…
Lina Hope
- Food Systems and Agriculture
- October 7, 2026
- 15 views
The Architect of Advocacy: Jessica Levy’s Vision for a Transformed Food System
In the complex landscape of modern agriculture and food policy, the intersection of legal rigor and grassroots advocacy is where real change takes root. Jessica Levy, General Counsel and Senior…
- Education and Literacy
- September 19, 2026
- 16 views
The Architect of Opportunity: How Big Thought Transformed Dallas into a Global Model for Learning Ecosystems
By Merita Irby and Karen Pittman In the landscape of modern education, the traditional "four-walls" model of schooling is increasingly being challenged by the reality of a child’s life: that…
Sagoh
- Climate Action
- May 31, 2026
- 50 views
A Landscape Transformed: The Unprecedented Path of Super Typhoon Sinlaku
For Katelynn Delos Reyes, the rhythms of life in Saipan have long been dictated by the seasonal arrival of Pacific storms. As a lifelong resident and a member of the…
