This year’s quarterfinalists come from 23 different states and really prove that innovation is alive and well in education. Micro schools, pods and hybrid learning environments almost unheard of two years ago are now being utilized by parents and educators across the nation. Traditional public schools that operate more like a charter and charters that continue to flourish outside of traditional systems, private schools serving specialized populations that are often overlooked and leaders in the ed tech space who provide remarkable tools that can be integrated into any of the other full service models we are celebrating today. Truly a remarkable group of visionaries that are transformational exemplars for all in this tumultuous 2022!
Ed tech program giving teachers a creative tool to help students develop financial literacy through hands-on classroom learning and earning.
Microschool pioneer empowering learners and supporting adult guides seeks to expand to states particularly where choices are in demand.
Classical education charter network moving its curriculum and programs online and into microschools to welcome hundreds more learners.
Progressive college prep charter with hybrid model provides personalized learning usually reserved for the wealthy to diverse students seeking to expand to other states.
Charter high school with concurrent community college enrollment empowers learners to lead their own education and change their world.
Innovative hybrid and hands-on learning opportunities are offered through this micro-middle school, with plans to expand to other states.
Full-service community school is a hub for real-world, interdisciplinary, place-based discovery aspiring to create the first in-person Polynesian Voyaging simulation.
Rural charter providing foundational learning experiences to economically disadvantaged youth and students of seasonal workers, unique in its state.
Independent high school fostering the “radical reinvention of learning” activating student agency and working to open microschools.
Mission-driven Pre-K-8 independent school with a focus on urban renewal, provides a classical education to a racially and socioeconomically balanced student body.
PreK3-8 Catholic school in low-resourced community seeking to build on innovative approaches to learning and teaching that transforms student lives.
Alternative school leveraging technology to deliver a blended, competency-based education model to disconnected and high risk youth.
Elementary charter concentrates on creative, place-based exploration and learning in the heart of the city.
Service and advocacy organization that creates, supports and coalesces microschools and their leaders around its state and the nation.
Customized 21st century project-based learning programs for the increasing New England homeschool population.
An innovation hub on a mission to ensure that every elementary school teaches engineering design and providing the tools and structures to do it.
Rapidly growing International Baccalaureate high schools giving students the opportunity to learn within a global education network.
Revolutionary middle school model offering students hands-on experiences and concrete projects plans expand to Miami.
Faith, virtue and knowledge are the foundation of this private school educating underresourced students no matter what their financial capacity.
Creative content provider for parents and homeschoolers seeking to develop a network of microschools for educational renewal.
Hands-on science center for students pre-K-8 is a staple of the community and an educational asset to help students learn and explore.
Catalytic classical Christian School will increase capacity to more locations, build a network of entrepreneurs and advocate so more students benefit.
Catholic school serving students from 45 different countries in high demand for its innovative programs and character-based culture.
First Montessori-designed charter seeks to triple its infant/toddler program, grow a middle school and expand its teacher residency to support the least advantaged.
21st century education is a hallmark of this rapidly growing charter in historically underserved neighborhoods.
Public-private partnerships fuel these charter schools and child care centers, and work hand in glove with partners to revitalize the communities they serve.
Online personalized education provider with hybrid rotation model offers different learning models, expanding to states with parent choice.
Transformational charter offering customized learning for students ages 3-10 which also supports and inspires entrepreneurship among families and the community.
Pioneering learning center and STEAM program for home- and micro-schoolers families whose partnerships with universities and employers will expand reach across the state.
Twenty five year-old elementary school network with a solid track record growing to meet the needs of students from underserved neighborhoods.
College and career prep charter schools successfully serving the the urban core and working to help others build on their successful model.
Classical K-12 academy cultivating wisdom and virtue in students to discover and fulfill their God-given potential and contribute to a flourishing and free society.
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