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Vicki Abeles, Director, Race to Nowhere

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…

4 min readOct 7, 2021

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It’s Time to Cut the Narrative of Loss

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Vicki Abeles, Director, Race to Nowhere

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…

4 min readDec 22, 2020

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Playful ways to reset and reconnect

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Vicki Abeles, Director, Race to Nowhere

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…

5 min readMay 15, 2018

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An Ivy League Acceptance Doesn’t Spell Success

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Vicki Abeles, Director, Race to Nowhere

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…

5 min readApr 17, 2018

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

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Vicki Abeles, Director, Race to Nowhere

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…

4 min readNov 16, 2017

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

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Vicki Abeles, Director, Race to Nowhere

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…

4 min readAug 3, 2016

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A Call for a Résumé-Free August

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Vicki Abeles, Director, Race to Nowhere

Stand Up for Sleep-Deprived Students

3 min readApr 29, 2015

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Stand Up for Sleep-Deprived Students

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

5 min readAug 1, 2014

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

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Vicki Abeles, Director, Race to Nowhere

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

4 min readApr 30, 2014

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

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Vicki Abeles, Director, Race to Nowhere

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.

3 min readFeb 18, 2014

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Let’s Replace the Race!

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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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