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Township High School Dist. 211’s Business INCubator Pitch Night returned to in-person May 18 at Hoffman Estates High School for the first time since the pandemic, and teams representing each of the district’s five schools competed for a share of the start-up funds.

Building a business from the ground up is a venture that can challenge even the savviest of entrepreneurs, from the planning stages right up to the finished product.

District leaders and educators won’t solve these problems by focusing solely on making up lost academic time. In fact, if piling on more academic work comes at the expense of content that is meaningful and exciting, the approach could further disengage students. That’s why my district is re-imagining high schools with a strong focus on helping students become leaders in their own learning and the learning of others — a pathway to future success and economic mobility.

The pandemic took the lives of hundreds of thousands of family members. It led to a troubling rise in mental health issues, a so-called second pandemic. And during periods of remote and hybrid instruction, academic progress for many students stalled, particularly for those who were already struggling.

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee is joined by a superstar team of students and teachers from Immokalee High School, Collier County Public Schools. Falia Justima is an educator at Immokalee High School in Collier County Public Schools in Naples.

When Evan Minnis heard about a national entrepreneurship program that was launching at Tavares High School and Eustis High School last fall, he knew he wanted to be part of it. 

VIRGINIA BEACH — Five teams of young entrepreneurs will pitch their business ideas to a host of experts including Gov. Glenn Youngkin and music producer Chad Hugo during the upcoming INCubatoredu Pitch Night.