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Ten “Super Schools” Win $10M Grant to Redesign High Schools

Ten U.S. high schools were recently named “Super Schools” and awarded a $10 million grant each from the “XQ: The Super School Project.”

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Austin High school students in the credit recovery program part of the Hechinger Institute.
Credit: Caleb Bryant Miller

Ten U.S. high schools were recently named “Super Schools” and awarded a $10 million grant each from the “XQ: The Super School Project.” Laurene Powell Jobs, the wife of the late Apple founder, is the funder and founder of the project, which aims to reimagine high school education and better prepare students for college and work. (CBS News)

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