My field study is guided by one question: How can we build a future where multilingualism is recognized as an educational, civic, and economic asset?

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Johna Meldau beside a student holding up her notebook in class.

How Educational Values Shape Filipino Schools

The values written into Filipino education, and what they reveal about our own.

The Fulbright team with local educators in front of the Talongonan Elementary School sign.

Understanding Bayanihan in Education

How community shows up as infrastructure, food, and care for children.

Fulbright teachers and students in a rice paddy holding eco-farming signs.

The Sweet City with Big Dreams

Passi City and what happens when leaders invest in education.

Students at their desks smiling and giving peace signs in class.

Getting Into "Good Trouble"

From marching beside John Lewis to a farm school in Passi, what good trouble looks like.

Johna Meldau teaching young students in a classroom with an English alphabet wall.

There's a Lot to Celebrate and a Lot to Learn

After 250 years of nationhood and 80 years of friendship, what the US can learn from Filipino classrooms.

Johna Meldau with students smiling and giving peace signs in a classroom.

Focusing on the Youth as the Developers of the Nation

AI in classrooms, the RAROFS farm school, and investing in young people as the developers of a nation.

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