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June 22, 2026

The Cohort as a Field Study: Five Things Families Kept Telling Us

The 2026 Texas cohort ran 25 separate experiments. Each fellow tested a different hunch, with a different audience, in a different format.

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June 22, 2026

The Self-Funded Classroom: What Educators Invest on Their Own

81% of Educators Are Investing Their Own Time and Money to Innovate

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June 22, 2026

The Creativity Gap: What Educators See Happening to Student Imagination

77% of Educators Say Their School Does Not Prioritize Student Creativity

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June 17, 2026

From Classroom to CEO: How Founder Confidence Reshapes Region

What Growth Means for the Early-Stage Entrepreneur

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June 1, 2026

Starting Tiny, Together: How 25 Texas Leaders Reimagined Early Childhood Learning

This spring, our 2026 Texas cohort proved what is possible when you give passionate educators the resources, guidance, and community they need to bring their ideas to life.

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June 1, 2026

Starting Tiny, Together: How 25 Texas Leaders Reimagined Early Childhood Learning

This spring, our 2026 Texas cohort proved what is possible when you give passionate educators the resources, guidance, and community they need to bring their ideas to life.

April 30, 2026

The Innovation Bottleneck: What Happens When Educators Propose New Ideas

Survey Data: 78% of Educator Proposals Are Stalled, Ignored, or Never Implemented

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March 27, 2026

Untapped Founders: Survey of 1,000 Educators on Innovation, Barriers, and Readiness to Build

63% of Educators Are Sitting on Ideas for New Schools, Programs, and Tools. Almost None Have a Path to Pursue Them.

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March 27, 2026

Houston and Austin Essentials Fellowship: One-Month Follow-Up Report

We recently checked in with our cohort of early childhood innovators in Houston and Austin to see how their hunches have evolved.

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The 4.0 Framework for Alumni Engagement

A Research-Backed Model for Program Innovation

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August 14, 2025

Tiny Impact: Through the Eyes of Coaches

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August 11, 2025

What Education Really Needs

Insights from Years of Innovation Applications

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The Cohort as a Field Study: Five Things Families Kept Telling Us

The 2026 Texas cohort ran 25 separate experiments. Each fellow tested a different hunch, with a different audience, in a different format.

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Beyond the Diploma: Creating the Path to Economic Mobility

For decades, the "Path to Adulthood" was a standardized highway: finish high school, get a degree, find a job.

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Engineering Belonging: The Link Between Student Safety and Systemic Success

For years, the education sector has treated student well-being as a secondary service, something to layer on once the academics are handled.

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The Smartest Bet in Education: How Seed Grants Unleash Private Capital

Every funder wants to back a market with proven demand. In education, that market is hiding in plain sight.

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For an early-stage education entrepreneur, the first check is rarely about the money. It's more about what the money signals.

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This year, we have helped innovators generate over 2,036 ideas, with 313 receiving direct support from 4.0 to be tested in the real world.

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The 4.0 Framework for Alumni Engagement

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Starting Tiny, Together: How 25 Texas Leaders Reimagined Early Childhood Learning

This spring, our 2026 Texas cohort proved what is possible when you give passionate educators the resources, guidance, and community they need to bring their ideas to life.

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Houston and Austin Essentials Fellowship: One-Month Follow-Up Report

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