Posts Tagged: innovation

Talk of the Town: Atlanta Tackles Gentrification

Contributed by: Ebony Hillsman, Mark Taylor II   Some would say Atlanta is bleeding and rumored to have the largest economic disparity in the nation. The cause? Rumor is: lack of diversity and inclusion in business development and access to resources. So we gathered a few friends, innocent bystanders and key players in the game …

[Atlanta]: 1st Set of Speakers + Mentors + Judges For Friday's Hack Mob [E-SPLOST] Dream Jamboree 2016 Innovation Lab

Friday’s Hack Mob [E-SPLOST] Dream Jamboree 2016 Innovation Lab is shaping up to be amazing, and we’re excited to announce the first set of speakers, facilitators, mentors, and pitch competition judges! These top high school seniors will be challenged with generating ideas for the “classroom of the future”, and they’ll be presenting their ideas where Martin Luther …

Meet The Top 4 Superhero Teams Presenting @ Goodie Hack [EDU]: Atlanta x March 2016 Pitch Competition Wednesday Night

See Superheroes Wednesday Nite [REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND] In early February, we put out a call for everyday people who heard a calling to solve educational problems in under-served communities. On February 20th, we challenged these heroes to come up with big ideas to increase the math and/or reading skills, by 30{73d994cfe2ff8b0a610e87f383cee97a4b5b8ef0e12626b1a91565c29f75a33f}, of 100,000 students in low performing schools …