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  • Feb 2014
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Southwire and 12 For Life: Scaling Up? (pdf)

Re: Jan W. Rivkin and Ryan Lee
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Southwire, a leading maker of cable based in rural Georgia, has partnered with the local school system to staff a factory with at-risk high school students. The positive impact on student outcomes has been remarkable, and the factory makes a profit for the company. Now leaders of the effort wonder how they can encourage other businesses to launch similar win-win partnerships with educators.
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