

school districts and people in more than 190 countries use Khan Academy. The best thing that can happen is that we turn those things into something bigger and more beautiful.” Sal Khan exemplifies this hope. “We may try to put away childish things, but we can’t, or shouldn’t. “What happens when we grow up?” asks Douglas Wolk in his recent book about Marvel Comics.


We hope the series inspires your own early childhood work. Just as Early Learning Nation showcases the ways families, researchers and grassroots nonprofits and organizations are building an early learning nation-one community at a time-our Community Cultivators series highlights how innovators across all sectors build and sustain global communities from the ground up.
