The story focuses on Jamaal Bowman, founding principal Of Cornerstone Academy For Social Action (C.A.S.A.) middle school in The Bronx, and his year after year relentless fight for each of his students to obtain a holistic education that Is culturally responsive and encompasses the creative arts ; it also shows how entrepreneurial skills, knowledge of self, and interdisciplinary curriculum Succeeds within a system of disempowerment and over-standardization.