The Odyssey Initiative
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Three teachers tour the U.S. learning and sharing best practices from America's best teachers and then open a new public school.
Backers: 462
Average Pledge Per Backer: $178
Funded: $82,342 of $75,000
Dates: May 29th -> Jul 28th (60 days)
Project By: The Odyssey Initiative
Backers: 462
Average Pledge Per Backer: $178
Funded: $82,342 of $75,000
Dates: May 29th -> Jul 28th (60 days)
Project By: The Odyssey Initiative
$82,342
current pledge level
Last Updated: July 28 @ 10:45 -0400 GMT
109%
of goal
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January 15th - via: kickstarter.com
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Update from the Field
October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
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August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
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July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
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U.S. DoE and our 1st Press Release
July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We are excited to have finalized our partnership with the U.S. Department of Education. They will feature us in their newsletter Teaching Matters and we hope to co-facilitate town-hall meetings with families throughout the year. Also, yesterday, we... (Read More)
Big Article Just Released on Us in PSFK
July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Huge News!! Website PSFK has just posted a feature article on our project. With over a million hits a month from readers looking for inspiring and innovative ideas, we are honored to be featured and excited for the attention it will bring OI.... (Read More)
Arizona Principal on The Odyssey Initiative
July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Arizona Principal Jarrett Sharp recently had this to say about OI: "At my fingertips is access to a compendium of resources that could help me improve my craft as a school leader. My challenge is trying to take a drink from the fire hose of... (Read More)
Final Push - Big Announcements to come this week - AZ Principal talks about us
July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
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Pedro Noguera to appear on the OI website.
July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Happy independence week! We are so excited to announce that one of our country's leading urban sociologist, Pedro Noguera, PhD, has agreed to be interviewed on The Odyssey Initiative website this fall. Dr. Noguera is a professor in the Steinhardt... (Read More)
We will be on Bloomberg Radio to report our findings from the field
June 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Jane Williams, host of Bloomberg EDU, has invited us to be guests on her show to share our earliest discoveries about what is working in America's best classrooms and schools. In Mid-October, after we have visited schools in Albuquerque,... (Read More)
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