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Why Schools Need to Change

What Does “College Ready” Mean?

From a perspective of true college readiness, what does it look like for a student to be well-prepared for success in higher education?
New Designs for School

Your Invitation to Design and Improve Competency-Based Learning Models

We don’t issue a driver’s license just because a person read the manual. How, then, might we award school credit based on performance not seat time?
New Designs for School

When Projects Are Personalized, Learning Is Social

Project-based learning doesn't have to be at the expense of learning basic skills and content knowledge. Here are 3 instructional approaches to do both.
New Designs for School

What Does That Mean?

How Cornerstone Charter Health HS's unique educator roles—Rigor Manager, Relevance Manager, Relationship Manager, Course Manager, and Lab Monitor—work together to support students’ learning.
Building Community

What Can the NGLC Regional Funds Teach Us about Local Strategies for Next Gen Learning?

Are you interested in blended, personalized, competency-based learning and local ecosystems that can sustain, nurture, and grow it? This new resource is for you.
Why Schools Need to Change

We Need a New Story for Education

Two ed leaders challenge all of us to replace the factory metaphor with a better image to describe both the future of learning and how we’ll get there.
Professional Learning

Transform Teaching by Transforming Schools

A new report identifies 3 problems facing the teaching profession. Interestingly, regional school design efforts are working toward solutions.
Technology Tools

Three NGLC Innovations Show Evidence of Student Success

3 colleges succeed in their grant-funded project work, both in terms of scale and positive effects on student success. They continue to thrive.
Professional Learning

Supporting Teachers of Middle School Math

A teacher forum to support the pilot of an educational game evolves into a national conference for middle school math educators.
Professional Learning

Starting Out on the Right Foot

Wisdom from leaders of new and redesigned school models