In a recent article for Forbes, Tom Vander Ark, the CEO of Getting Smart and an advocate for innovations in learning, explored the importance of human expression and how things like blockchain, cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) can...
We see you. To all of the parents working hard to keep their kids safe and trying to find the right words to explain why these gross injustices persist — we see you. To our youth who have worked so hard to navigate this most...
Funded by The Wallace Foundation, the Partnership for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative (PSELI) is a six-year initiative focused on exploring whether and how children will benefit if schools and out-of-school time programs work together to...
Building Solutions recently launched a year-long campaign to bring awareness to the inequities in school facilities and create successful learning environments for K-12 students. The campaign is expected to dedicate 3,000 hours to analyze 30...
As youth aged out of Creative Solutions we noticed the need to provide additional support and resources. Big Thought rose to the challenge and added an Opportunity Advisor role to help assist youth with next steps. That role is held by Vincent...
Published on April 1, 2021, Austin American-Statesman Written by Byron Sanders, Big Thought President and CEO According to a report by The National Runaway Switchboard, more than 1.5 million youth experience a runaway episode each year. In Texas,...
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