Dennis Littky: Educating One (College) Student at a Time

Education maverick and a few of his kids talk straight about transforming education.

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Dennis Littky

When Dennis "Doc" Littky took the stage at the first BIF Summit, barely a dry eye was left in the audience when he finished his story. Littky is the co-founder and director of Rhode Island's Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center, more commonly known as The Met. The brainchild of Littky and his colleague Elliot Washor, The Met's innovative high-school educational model individually tailors curricula to a student's needs, interests and passions and then applies the academic learning at internships in the community.

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