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Vicki Abeles, Director, Race to Nowhere

It’s Time to Cut the Narrative of Loss

We recently took part in Mental Illness Awareness Week, a time to acknowledge the growing mental and emotional health crisis among our…

Oct 7, 2021

It’s Time to Cut the Narrative of Loss

Oct 7, 2021

Playful ways to reset and reconnect

It took a global pandemic to push me to try one of the hardest, most humbling sports on the planet. But I did it — I put on a wetsuit and…

Dec 22, 2020

Playful ways to reset and reconnect

Dec 22, 2020

An Ivy League Acceptance Doesn’t Spell Success

We have molded our entire education system to fit the goal of elite college admissions. The result? We’re preventing students from learning…

May 15, 2018

An Ivy League Acceptance Doesn’t Spell Success

May 15, 2018

Four Ways to Support the Health & Well-Being of Every Student

Communities continue to use our film Race to Nowhere to spark dialogue and change. This week alone, communities in San Clemente, Santa…

Apr 17, 2018

Four Ways to Support the Health & Well-Being of Every Student

Apr 17, 2018

This November 30, a National Conversation about the Future of Learning

School change happens when communities unite and share ideas. This November 30, a national live-streamed conversation will explore how we…

Nov 16, 2017

This November 30, a National Conversation about the Future of Learning

Nov 16, 2017

A Call for a Résumé-Free August

As we arrive at the last month of summer, you may be wondering where summer went, or if the thing we used to call summer even exists at…

Aug 3, 2016

A Call for a Résumé-Free August

Aug 3, 2016

Stand Up for Sleep-Deprived Students

Apr 29, 2015

Stand Up for Sleep-Deprived Students

Apr 29, 2015

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It’s not a race: A letter to my daughter before college

Aug 1, 2014

It’s not a race: A letter to my daughter before college

Aug 1, 2014

Crossing the line: How the academic rat race is making our kids sick

Apr 30, 2014

Crossing the line: How the academic rat race is making our kids sick

Apr 30, 2014

Let’s Replace the Race!

Help grow the movement by joining communities that are gathering across the country to support a nationwide discussion of what’s working, what’s not, and what’s next in education.

Feb 18, 2014

Let’s Replace the Race!

Feb 18, 2014

Vicki Abeles, Director, Race to Nowhere

Vicki Abeles, Director, Race to Nowhere

Filmmaker (Race to Nowhere, Beyond Measure, The Gatekeeper: Math in America), author (Beyond Measure), & advocate for student health and meaningful learning.

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