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“I Promise,” a documentary film that tells the story of LeBron James’ efforts to close the educational achievement gap in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, is coming to the YouTube Originals ...
I Promise School [3] (IPS) is a public elementary school in Akron, Ohio. Opened in 2018, it is supported by the LeBron James Family Foundation and specifically aimed at at-risk children. Opening with students attending grades three and four, the school became fully operational in 2022, teaching grades one through eight. [2]
In Ohio for the NBA All-Star game, the Los Angeles Laker is his hometown's biggest booster — and quietly setting himself up to be its biggest savior.
The I Promise School is operated by Akron Public Schools and is supported by funds from the Lebron James Family Foundation. It opened in 2018 and serves more than 300 students in grades three ...
More than a Game is a documentary that focuses in on five young basketball players—LeBron James, Dru Joyce III, Romeo Travis, Sian Cotton, Willie McGee—and their coach, Dru Joyce II, performing on an AAU team with the growing stardom of the future NBA superstar, LeBron James. Taking them through their pre-teens to high school, this film ...
I Promise School's sixth to eighth graders will experience a life-size version of LeBron James Edition Monopoly at House Three Thirty on Tuesday.
James has won 20 ESPY Awards, hosted Saturday Night Live, and starred in the sports film Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021). He has been a part-owner of Liverpool F.C. since 2011 and leads the LeBron James Family Foundation, which has opened an elementary school, housing complex, retail plaza, and medical center in Akron. [14] [15]
See how James and other NBA stars have invested in education.