Hadi Partovi is a tech entrepreneur and the CEO of Code.org, whose computer science classes now reach 30% of American students.

Dionne Mack is determined to ensure that no other parent experiences the pain of losing a child. Her son, 18-year-old Tyrell Spencer, suffered a cardiac arrest while playing basketball with friends in 2010 and tragically died. Last year, Mack successfully campaigned for the passage of the Tyrell Spencer Act, which mandates the presence of Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) in every school in Alabama. Now, she aims to expand this protection for students across the country.

The curriculum—designed by the state's public education agency—would allow teachings from the Bible such as the Golden Rule and lessons from books such as Genesis into classrooms. Under the plan, it would be optional for schools to adopt the curriculum though they would receive additional funding if they did so.