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VIDEO: Kids Who Want to Go to School

By Ron Clark, Posted October 8th, 2009

Ron Clark and Kim Bearden of the Ron Clark Academy were recently featured on CNN. Their school and innovative way of teaching both students and fellow teachers continues to make them leading educators.

Watch below:

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Ron Clark Academy Students Featured on CNN Special

By Ron Clark, Posted July 22nd, 2009

Students from the Ron Clark Academy will be featured on CNN's Black In America 2, which premiere's today (July 22). Seventh graders from the innovative school gained national attention during last year's presidential election with their election-themed song "You Can Vote However You Like", which was a parody of T.I's hit "Whatever You Like".

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VIDEO: Oprah Gives $365K to Ron Clark Academy

By Ron Clark, Posted January 5th, 2009
<>Students, teachers and administrators at the Ron Clark Academy received an unexpected Christmas present this year. A few days before Christmas, Ron Clark, the founder of the innovative school in inner-city Atlanta, received a note from Oprah Winfrey. Included in the note was a check for $365,000.

Many of the school’s students come from low-income homes, and the school finds private don... READ MORE
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Ron Clark Academy Students: ABC News 'Person of the Week'

By Ron Clark, Posted November 23rd, 2008
<>In response to their election song “Vote However You Like”, the students of Atlanta’s Ron Clark Academy were named the “Person of the Week” by ABC News. The students’ song, a politically neutral parody of the hit “Whatever You Like” by rapper T.I., became an internet sensation in the weeks leading up to the general election.

The Ron Clark Academy was founded in September 2007 by its na... READ MORE
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