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Having lived nearly her entire life below the poverty line before going on to attain wealth and success as an entrepreneur and investor, Arlan Hamilton knows that money is power—but not for the reasons most people believe. Money is power, she says, because it provides us with options: to pursue our passions, take risks, and change our situation in life.

In 2015, Arlan Hamilton was on food stamps and sleeping on the floor of the San Francisco airport, with nothing but an old laptop and a dream of breaking into the venture capital business. She couldn’t understand why people starting companies all looked the same (white and male), and she wanted the chance to invest in the ideas and people who didn’t conform to this image of how a founder is supposed to look. Hamilton had no contacts or network in Silicon Valley, no background in finance - not even a college degree. What she did have was fierce determination and the will to succeed.

Amplify Learner Voice pushes back against traditional assessment and grading practices that continue to be an inequitable endeavor for our nation’s learners; traditional classroom practices continue to sort and label students by characterizing them by "what they need to work on" or ‘lack.' In this book, eight authors and The Core Collaborative’s partner schools reimagine formative assessment through an asset-based, cultural lens to make a greater impact on learning and our shared humanity. Presented in an easy-to-read, practical format, with video examples and practical resources ...

Do you love haunted history and lore? Do you have a taste for scary movies and creepy books? Do you fully agree that Halloween is the best holiday ever? Then this might just be the perfect podcast for you. Each Friday we will deep dive into a variety of topics that will educate, entertain, and maybe even scare you. So pull up a chair, snuggle up in a safe, warm blanket and join us for a dark and spooky adventure.

In a world without hope, people walk around with no real reason for living. Despair is evident in the faces of the people, and Christmas is a thing of the past. That is until a young girl named Mack invents a time machine and accidentally travels back in time and discovers the Christmas Spirit. She convinces a group of friends that this holiday cheer could make all the difference, and they set off on a journey through time in the search for Christmas.