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  1. www.nytimes.com › lebron-james-school-ohioLeBron James Opened a School That Was Considered an ...

    Apr 12, 2019 · LeBron James Opened a School That Was Considered an Experiment. It’s Showing Promise. The inaugural class of third and fourth graders at the school has posted extraordinary results on its first ...

  2. money.com › lebron-james-i-promise-school-akronLebron James Opened a School. Here's What You Need to Know ...

    Jul 31, 2018 · Basketball star Lebron James, who briefly split the Internet asunder with his recent choice to depart the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Los Angeles Lakers, has made sure to leave something behind in Ohio: a public school for at-risk students. James knows what it’s like to be an at-risk student himself. As a fourth grader, he says, he missed 83 ...

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › I_Promise_SchoolI Promise School - Wikipedia

    I Promise School. I Promise School[3] (IPS) is a public elementary school in Akron, Ohio. Opened in 2018, it is supported by the LeBron James Family Foundation and specifically aimed at at-risk children. Opening with students attending grades three and four, the school became fully operational in 2022, teaching grades one through eight.

  5. www.fatherly.com › love-money › lebron-james-iInside Lebron James’s I Promise School, an Experiment in ...

    Nov 8, 2021 · LeBron’s foundation partnered with Akron Public Schools and local businesses to open the I Promise School (IPS for short) to third and fourth graders in July. The school currently boasts a few hundred students. The kids face economic adversity or have low reading scores and they are now part of a bold experiment in education.

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  6. www.buzzfeed.com › lebron-james-i-promise-school17 Facts About LeBron James' New Public School You Really ...

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    • Every kid at the school gets a free bicycle and helmet, because LeBron says his own childhood bike helped him get out of dangerous neighborhoods and explore his city as a kid.
    • Students receive free breakfast, lunch, and snacks throughout their school day. They also get free uniforms.
    • If a student's family is struggling to put food on the table, the school has its own food bank for them to use.
    • LeBron has guaranteed that every single student who graduates from his school will receive free college tuition at the University of Akron.

  7. www.abc.net.au › news › 2023/09/21LeBron James has staked his legacy on an ambitious social ...

    Sep 20, 2023 · An experiment in educating at-risk kids. In 2016, James fulfilled his pledge to sports fans in Ohio by leading the Cavaliers to its first NBA championship. The kid from Akron had ended the ...

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  9. www.bbc.com › sport › basketballLeBron James opens school for underprivileged children

    Jul 31, 2018 · NBA superstar LeBron James has proved he's a role model both on and off the basketball court by opening a school for underprivileged children. The I Promise School will house 240 at-risk third and ...