DREAM ON: Spartanburg, SC

Published on June 2, 2026

Tue., June 2, 2026, 10 – 11 a.m.

Joe Posner talking to school kids in Spartanburg school

How does a neighborhood drop violent crime by 77% and launch 3rd-grade reading proficiency from 6% to 48%? DREAM ON — the new YouTube channel dedicated to optimistic explainers about how to improve social and economic mobility in America produced by Fire-Works in partnership with EdRedesign — is dropping another episode! The second episode travels to Spartanburg, South Carolina (the 3rd-fastest growing metro area in the U.S.) to visit the Northside neighborhood. Host Joe Posner learns how a unique coalition of residents, government officials, school district leaders, a local StriveTogether Cradle to Career network member, a local Purpose Built Communities backbone organization, and many others collaborated to guide one of the most inspiring neighborhood transformations in America.

Online Location: harvard.zoom.us…
Gazette Classification: Film, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: The EdRedesign Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Speaker(s): The episode screening will be followed by a live Q&A moderated by Rob Watson (Executive Director of EdRedesign) with Jennifer Blatz (President and CEO of StriveTogether), Dr. Russell Booker (CEO of Spartanburg Academic Movement, a StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network member), Carol Naughton (CEO of Purpose Built Communities), and David Summers (CEO of Northside Development Group, a Purpose Built Community).
Cost: Free and open to the public, registration required to attend
Contact Info: [email protected]
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: edredesign.org…

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