We pulled up to our third stop on the Next Level Students Tour in Atlanta, and this one hit different. Salem Middle School. You could feel the weight before we even walked in. Many of these students are facing real challenges. Poverty. Violence. Uncertainty. And yet, they still show up. Every single day. The teachers and staff show up too, doing everything they can to support them. That matters more than words can explain. When I stepped in front of those students, I did not