July 2nd, 2012
06:20 AM ET
Transforming education: Simon Hauger
(CNN) Simon Hauger is transforming education in Philadelphia. He uses project-based learning to promote academic outcomes for kids who face real challenges. His students designed a car that gets 65 MPG. (From The Next List)
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I've known Simon a long time and he is the real deal. Philadelphia needs to support his work he is literally transforming education and impacting Urban Youth. The work he is doing is changing the way we should look at education.