The Learning Landscapes Challenge awarded five Phase 2 winners $200,000 each and an invitation to the Phase 3 incubator. Through varied approaches, Phase 2 winners are integrating physical, digital, and social infrastructure to bridge classrooms with communities and ensure that all students can access highly effective learning experiences.
Phase 2 winners
Meet the teams
Ensuring Rural Students Attain Economic Mobility So Rural Communities Thrive
Empower Schools
This Multi-Sector Collaboration aims to increase wellbeing and economic growth for individuals and communities throughout Indiana. By connecting healthcare training facilities, virtual classrooms, and industry partnerships, this team, led by Empower Schools, is creating direct pathways and expanding opportunities for K-12 students — especially from rural, low-income, and Hispanic backgrounds — to enter high-wage healthcare careers.
Mobile and Virtual Reading Clinic
Joy Education Foundation
This Virginia-based pop-up reading hub aims to boost literacy confidence among students living in high-poverty, low-literacy communities. By partnering with community hosts, repurposing buses, and using AI to match students with tailored tutoring, Joy Education Foundation’s mobile and virtual reading clinics seek to foster a love for lifelong learning.
Every Child and Family is Known
New Visions for Public Schools
This system for coordinating student data and wraparound services aims to decrease absenteeism and improve academic and life outcomes for youth living in New York City shelters. By integrating parent-school communication, AI-driven student needs monitoring, and check-ins with trusted adults, New Visions for Public Schools, in collaboration with New York City Public Schools and other city agencies, is developing a holistic support model to drive student success.
The Transition Center at Perkins
Perkins School for the Blind
This integrated transition program aims to develop academic and pre-employment competencies among high school students across the country who are blind or visually impaired. By connecting a virtual college success program, in-community vocational exploration, and a residential learning space, Perkins School for the Blind is integrating the structures and resources needed to support students’ transitions to independence.
Xchange Connected Tech Pathways
Xchange Chicago, Inc.
This experiential learning model is bridging the gap between classroom education and tech careers by providing opportunities for students to acquire essential industry skills. By integrating an in-person innovation hub on the Comer Education Campus with an IT delivery center that provides local apprenticeships, Xchange Chicago is leveraging tailored project- and work-based learning experiences to create accessible pathways into rewarding tech careers.