Let’s be honest about something: High school doesn’t work for everyone.
And things get even harder if you’re a student of color, from a poor family, or are one of the millions of kids who grow up with learning disabilities. All of these variables can put you at a demonstrable disadvantage within the education system.
The world needs creative solutions to this problem, and one school has managed to find one — a musical one.
Youth on Record is a nonprofit organization in Denver, Colorado, that gives high school youth access to music training.
“We put professional, local musicians in the classrooms,” says Jami Duffy, executive director of Youth on Record. “And they teach for-credit high school classes to the kids with the least amount of credit to make sure that our kids get across that finish line and are ready for college.”
