{"id":514,"date":"2023-06-07T08:29:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T15:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/calis-temp\/?page_id=514"},"modified":"2025-07-14T14:23:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T21:23:03","slug":"support-innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/calis\/support-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Support CALIS?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Purposeful &#8211; Relevant &#8211; Impactful\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Teach locally, Reach globally<\/strong><br \/>\nOur outreach is free to neighboring urban schools.<br \/>\nOur database of classroom materials is open to the worldwide web.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/calis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/169\/2023\/06\/2023_02_17_USC_CALIS_Notre_Dame_11_1050x591-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/calis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/169\/2023\/06\/2023_02_17_USC_CALIS_Notre_Dame_11_1050x591-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Students in class gather their desks together in discussion\"\n        \n        \n                      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