High School for Recording Arts — aka Hip Hop High — is a public school in St. Paul, Minnesota, which teaches core subjects through a musical lens. Around 40% of its students are homeless and 85% have been out of high school for at least 18 months. "We're talking about some severe obstacles to their learning and their agency," says the school's executive director, Tony Simmons. This video from The 74 talks about its life-saving impact.

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