"We were thrilled to find these education changemakers and are grateful to be able to reward their extraordinary creativity, tenacity, and achievements, and to help them build for the future," says the woman behind the $1 million Yass Prize for education.
The North Dakota school district is one of nine finalists for the prize, which is given to districts that have gone the extra mile to create programs that are "sustainable, transformational, outstanding, and permissionless, meaning they're free to exist and thrive without dependence on regulatory bodies," per a press release.
The Northern Cass School District was one of the first to create blended learning models for students, and Superintendent Cory Steiner was cited for being among the first school districts to create personalized career pathways for students interested in becoming medical technicians, nurses, child caretakers, and other in-demand occupations, reports the Grand Forks Herald.
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Social entrepreneur, Stefan Wolf , founded the Beyond the Four Walls, which builds cyber “resource centers” (aka Internet cafes) in rural areas for young women to run.