How 826 National is transforming education – CBS Feature

January 28, 2017




There’s a lot of debate in Washington right now about how money should be spent on education, including funding for public versus charter schools. But nonprofit organizations aren’t around for politicians to decide. Jamie Wax looks at one group that has been rewriting the rules of learning for 15 years.

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