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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.
Designing for Equity

Black Next-Story Month

Does a true celebration of Black history include not only acknowledging the pain and resilience of our past but also a commitment to write the next story?
Why Schools Need to Change

Reform, No. Transformation, Yes!

School reform hasn't created the changes we seek. School transformation toward outcomes of citizenship, careers, lifelong learning & personal interests will.
Reimagining Assessment

Timely and Effective Feedback for Student Writing

This instructional strategy for giving feedback to students aims to develop confident individuals who speak and write with conviction.
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?