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Indianapolis Tests Out Education Reform

9/6/2009 The Wall Street Journal, by Matthew Tully
The Mind Trust and the work of Education Entrepreneur Fellow Earl Martin Phalen featured in a column about education reform in Indianapolis.


Education’s Shark Tank

8/12/2009 Eduwonk, by Celine Coggins
Celine Coggins, Education Entrepreneur Fellow and founder of Teach Plus, highlights The Mind Trust as a "Shark Tank" of education entrepreneurship.


Best Minds Sought for Central Office, Startups

2/4/2009 Education Week, by Lesli A. Maxwell (requires registration)
The Mind Trust's Education Entrepreneur Fellowship is featured in an article on cultivating leadership talent in public education.


Bold school reform missing

9/10/2008 The Washington Times, by Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek
The Mind Trust listed in op-ed about education entrepreneurship by two national experts in the field.


Man looks to take learning-through-music nationwide

4/30/2008 by Nancy Zuckerbrod, Associated Press Education Writer
The challenge was to come up with an idea that can transform public education, particularly in poor communities. The winner: an educator with a passion for making school fun.


Early Investment Jump-Starts Change

1/1/2008 by Tory Read
The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s strategic use of investments featured in an article about Mayor Peterson’s charter schools initiative and The Mind Trust.


Enterprise Seeks Educational Ideas

9/26/2007 Education Week, by Erik Robelen (requires registration)
The Mind Trust Begins Accepting Applications for its Nationally Unique Education Entrepreneur Fellowship.


Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson: The Peyton Manning of Charter Schools

8/1/2007 by David Skinner, Education Next
The launch of The Mind Trust featured in article about Mayor Peterson's award winning charter schools initiative.


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"63% of U.S. high school students cannot find Iraq on a map of the Middle East and only 22% of young Americans have a passport." Global Citizen Year wants to change this.

– National Geographic-Roper Report, 2006.

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