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Embracing Change and Celebrating Teamwork — A Message from Stephanie Cornell
Embracing Change and Celebrating Teamwork — A Message from Stephanie Cornell
Foundation
Stephanie Cornell August 21, 2025
After an incredible journey with the Walton Family Foundation, I have made the decision to step down as executive director at the end of 2025. Serving in this role has been a great honor, and I did not arrive at this decision lightly.
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On Teachers’ Terms — AI in the Classroom
On Teachers’ Terms — AI in the Classroom
Education
Donielle Lee August 11, 2025
How AI Helps Teachers Build Capacity and Reinvest in Students
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Planning for People, Not Just Growth
Planning for People, Not Just Growth
Home Region
Nathan See July 22, 2025
How one Northwest Arkansas community is building a more welcoming, sustainable future — and what others can learn from its example
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Cybersecurity and Coding
Real-World Learning Leads to Real-World Cybersecurity Jobs
Real-World Learning Leads to Real-World Cybersecurity Jobs
Education
Michelle Alexander June 10, 2025
In Alabama, a high school program helps students gain technical skills, industry certifications, real career opportunities
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Ignite Startup 9
‘If You Have a Vision … You Can Make it Happen Here’
‘If You Have a Vision … You Can Make it Happen Here’
Home Region
Yee-Lin Lai May 21, 2025
Meet the young entrepreneurs of Bentonville Schools' Ignite Startup Lab
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It's not what you gather in life, but what you scatter in life, that tells the kind of life you have lived.
Helen Walton's favorite saying