The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Announces Honorees for the 30 Under 30 Changemakers Awards
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, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (National Alliance) honors 30 exceptional young leaders who are connected in some way to charter schools and are using their ideas, talents, and platforms to advance educational and economic opportunity and promote equality and social justice. The 30 Under 30 Changemakers Awards shine a spotlight on individuals from across the country who are making a meaningful impact in their community via the Arts, Writing, and Sports; Education and Politics; Leadership; Science; and Social Justice. The students, teachers, and advocates who make up our 30 Under 30 Changemakers reflect 30 years of the tremendous success of these innovative, student-centered public schools. I am grateful for our Changemakers and the thousands of teachers, leaders, and families across the nation who work tirelessly to s
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Living the Dream: Mari Copeny
Her letter to former President Barack Obama about the Flint, Mich. water crisis inspired him to visit the city.
Published February 23rd
At age 8,
Amariyanna “Mari” Copeny found herself in the national spotlight after writing a letter to President Barack Obama inviting him to visit Flint, Mich. She wanted him to see, first-hand, the fallout from the water crisis. More than 100,000 residents of the predominantly Black city were exposed to toxic lead-tainted drinking water, including nearly 30,000 children some exhibiting signs that the contaminated water harmed their developing brains and nervous system.
Since her 2016 letter, Copeny, also known as “Little Miss Flint,” has emerged as an important voice in the struggle against environmental racism. She told Vox that the climate movement “need[s] to address issues of environmental racism because it is a huge part of the climate movement yet it is treated by most as a nonissue.”