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Why Schools Need to Change

Think. Listen. Talk. Repeat.

The qualities of great learning experiences brim with freedom and joy, but students rarely experience those qualities in school.
Enabling Change

Leveraging the Lessons Learned from School during the Pandemic

With greater flexibility in traditional requirements, schools & districts have innovated like never before. Will we learn from these innovative practices?
New Designs for School

Empowering Students as Authors of their Own Education

Classrooms that integrate self-pacing and project-based learning are designed to empower students at the highest level.
Enabling Change

High Praise, Low Value: A Case against Teacher Appreciation

Teacher Appreciation Week brings lots of praise and promotional discounts, but what would it mean for teachers to be truly valued in their profession?
Why Schools Need to Change

Why We Need Anti-Racism in Schools: A Response to Robert Pondiscio’s “I believe anti-racism is misguided. Can I still teach Black children?”

We need anti-racism in schools because relying on good intentions has not worked. Good intentions are not enough.
Enabling Change

Amplify, Hospice, and Create: How Schools Should Spend the Money from the American Rescue Plan Act

The American Rescue Plan Act offers a one-time $123 billion infusion of money into the nation’s schools. How should that money be spent?
New Designs for School

Project Invent Empowers Young Changemakers to Solve Real Problems for Real People

When students design and invent solutions for community partners, their sense of agency rapidly develops and they are more motivated and engaged in learning.
Why Schools Need to Change

The Problems Students, Families, Teachers, and Admins Hope We Solve Next Year

Students, families, teachers, and administrators view the challenges of the coming year differently—here's how to listen and build a way forward together.
Building Community

Less Scaling Up, More Rooting Down: Lessons for Education from a Japanese Mochi Maker

If we want to see lasting, meaningful change in our schools, we don't need scale. We need to root down to build relationships and community.
Reimagining Assessment

Where Is the Story? An Illustrated Perspective on Assessment.

Assessment tells a story, but how can our schools' assessment systems tell a more complete story about young people and their learning?