1st Generation

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Jacqueline Edelberg has been the driving force behind the Nettelhorst School’s dramatic turn around, a story that has been featured on Oprah & Friends, The Wall Street Journal, Redbook, NPR, CNN, 60 Minutes, Education Weekly, and in the local Chicago media. She is the Director of Strategic Partnerships for Youtopia, an online rewards program that tracks, inspires and rewards civic engagement, a featured Huffington Post blogger, and the co-author of How to Walk to School: Blueprint for a Neighborhood School Renaissance. Before devoting herself to art, writing, and community organizing, Jacqueline earned her bachelor’s degree and doctorate from the UChicago and taught political science at the University of Osnabrück in Germany as a Fulbright scholar. She resides in Chicago, with her two darling children, Maya and Zack.