Sylesha Brewer accepting her 2018 RFK Urban Education Award Sylesha Brewer joined LEARN Charter School-Campbell Campus, a public charter in Chicago, just last year, but the 5th grade math teacher  has already made a big impact. In her first year at Campbell, Brewer and a fellow teacher collaborated to foster an environment across their two […]

In 2003, shortly after deciding to open Saint Martin de Porres in a vacant elementary school, Richard Clark was driving through the neighborhood of Cleveland that his school planned to serve. As he took in the poverty in which many residents lived in the forgotten neighborhood, Clark was overcome with the feeling that “this could […]

CHICAGO (May 2018) A school leader, teacher, and student from across the country have been named winners of the 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Urban Education Awards, announced by Schools That Can (STC) in partnership with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. The 2018 awards honor a school leader, teacher, and student who demonstrate courage and commitment […]

On May 2nd-3rd, we hosted our 13th Annual National Forum in Chicago: Reimagining Education Through Real-World Learning. The Forum raised awareness of the opportunity and skills gap, explored new definitions of success, highlighted innovative school and pedagogical models, and recognized and celebrated success stories across country. We were thrilled to sell out this year’s Forum. […]

With the STC 2018 National Forum just around the corner, we’re taking some time to focus in on some of the exciting features of the 2-day event. One of the crowd favorites? Study Tours! STC Chicago will lead interactive study tours to schools that exemplify strands of the Real-World Learning Rubric. Josephinum Academy will focus […]