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Jonathan Starr

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Jonathan Starr was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, 11 days before the bicentennial. After running a hedge fund named after his public elementary school, Jonathan left his life in the US and relocated to Somaliland, an independent breakaway region of what is officially Somalia. It was then that Jonathan founded the Abaarso School of Science and Technology, the graduates of which he hoped would develop their country. In the time since Jonathan has dedicated his life to Somali education, and he and his students have overcome tremendous obstacles to achieve success beyond many's imaginations. It Takes a School is the story of this journey from 2008 to 2015. While the book must end, Jonathan and Abaarso's story continue to play out in real time.
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