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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?
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.