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Why Schools Need to Change

How Does Racism Generate Inequities?

Reciprocity Project members Kau‘i Sang and Puni Jackson delve into the systemic racism experienced in Hawai‘i, and how we can transform the education system by reconnecting to the power and wisdom of Indigenous cultures.
Reimagining Assessment

Assessment for Learning: Elevating Student Voice in Unprecedented Times

Teachers can utilize circle practice to elicit student feedback on remote, hybrid, and return to school buildings, and then shape instructional practice.
Why Schools Need to Change

Want to Build a More Equitable Future? Listen to Students.

100 Days of Conversations levels the power dynamic between students, families, educators, and community members. Start a conversation today.
Building Community

Zoomies and Roomies: Empowering Teachers in the Shift to Concurrent Teaching

These 4 strategies can help schools reconnect with their purpose as they empower teachers to make shifts and respond to emerging needs of their school communities.
Why Schools Need to Change

How Do We Solve for Racism?

Reciprocity Project member Charles McDonald describes how schools can work with families and students to repair communities with greater health and wellness outcomes.
Why Schools Need to Change

4 Big, Timely Questions at the Heart of All Schools’ Missions

Explore these questions about the role of wellness, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion), global citizenship, and empathy in schools and our lives.
Reimagining Assessment

Assessment for Learning: Abolitionist Leadership and Empowerment Evaluation

Two ed leaders are moving accountability and testing discussions toward the generative transformation needed to build a more just and student-centered public education system.
New Designs for School

Preparing Students for Life after High School: Blackstone Academy Charter School's Approach to College & Career

The vision for college and career preparation at Blackstone Academy Charter School in Rhode Island is for students to have as many opportunities for a future path as possible, a way to help break systems of generational poverty and racism. This publication explores the school's approach to making sure students graduate with a deep sense of themselves, how they can serve their communities, and specific, discrete plans for what they will be doing after they graduate—and the skills and knowledge to make it happen. It was prepared to support a virtual Learning Excursion for school teams of diverse stakeholders to learn more about Blackstone Academy and become inspired to redesign their own schools.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, April 2021
New Designs for School

Blackstone Academy Charter School College & Career: A Podcast

The vision for college and career preparation at Blackstone Academy Charter School in Rhode Island is for students to have as many opportunities for a future path as possible. Listen to this 13-minute podcast that highlights how Blackstone approaches college and career planning and how it connects to the larger purpose of the school. This podcast was prepared to support a virtual Learning Excursion for school teams of diverse stakeholders to learn more about Blackstone Academy and become inspired to redesign their own schools.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, April 2021
Reimagining Assessment

Ethical Assessment: An Argument and Manifesto

The 4 general principles of ethical assessment can be simply stated but convey deeply complex ideas. Find out how these principles determine if assessment is ethical or not.