Teacher and principal turned social entrepreneur, Andy Bobowski offers insights on why this might be, how schools and teachers can't do it all on their own, and the essential piece of the education puzzle largely unaddressed across the United States. The solution? It's closer than you might think.

Andy Bobowski is an educator, social mobility entrepreneur, and co-founder of Backrs, a tech platform that empowers students to build social and financial capital, grows the workforce, and improves social cohesion. Prior to co-founding Backrs, Andy was a middle school and high school teacher, school founder and principal, and leadership coach.