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The Source School

Rebuilding Trust in Maine Schools

At two Maine high schools, Cortico’s conversation approach rebuilt trust between students and administrators, leading to real changes, including student seats added to a school board. Three years in, the work continues.

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Newark Opportunity Youth Network

Policy Change Powered by Youth Voice

Youth leaders from Newark’s own neighborhoods spent two years talking with peers about why school feels disconnected from their futures. Their findings have reached school boards, Teach for America, and MIT — and the conversation portal they built is still growing.

JA Worldwide

Youth Perspectives Driving Strategy

For the first time in JA’s history, students and alumni across 64 countries shared their experiences in recorded small-group conversations, surfacing insights that now shape the organization’s global strategy.

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Cortico on Campus

Building Civic Muscle on Campus

A national fellowship supporting students to do something rare: design a real listening process, host it, and share what they hear with their campus community. Now in its second year, the program is building a growing network of young civic leaders across the country.

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