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New Designs for School

Building Justice: Our Class Designed a School Justice System in Two Months

These students designed, advocated for, and set up a youth court as an alternative to their high school's traditional approach to discipline.
Professional Learning

A Revolution in Learning One Classroom, One Educator, One Child at a Time

Distinctive Schools and LEAP Innovations want to bring personalized learning design work back to the forefront of the national conversation about education. Find out why they believe we need to work together to create classrooms our students need.
Building Community

We're All In: When a Team of Students, Educators, Parents, Elected Officials and Community Partners Visit a High School Together

When a team from Franklin, New Hampshire visited Mission Vista High School in California, they had two big questions: What could we learn from them about how to do high school differently, and what could we learn about ourselves?
Why Schools Need to Change

Rethinking Education: Prioritizing Creativity and People over Grades and Rubrics

Why do students spend so much time solving problems that have already been solved? This student says it’s time to release students’ creativity and innovation in our classrooms.
Enabling Change

Why It’s OK for 17 Year Olds to Not Have a Plan for College, Career, and Life

Change is hard, for students, parents, and teachers alike. Is it fear, indifference, uncertainty? Or do we need to think about change in education differently?
Building Community

Boston Public School Partnerships: A Strength-Based Collaboration

School-community partnerships support whole-child learning and development when they tap into the unique strengths, interests, and passions of each partner.
Enabling Change

Setting Wildly Important Goals: From School to Classroom

Mission Vista High School in the Vista Unified School District uses Wildly Important Goals to distribute leadership and move forward with personalized learning
New Designs for School

Redefining Numbers: How Students Continue to Make Math Accessible

By allowing students to lean into their strengths and learn math in a way that feels natural to them, they can progress at an increased pace.
Why Schools Need to Change

These Five Core Values Can Transform Education

In the CAPS Network, learning is driven by students' curiosity and interest through authentic projects. See how CAPS engages learners not just advances them!
Why Schools Need to Change

Activate Your Graduate Portrait: Teaching, Learning, Culture, and Conditions for Student Success

Explore a sampling of the many examples, tools, student work, and instructional strategies in The Portrait of a Graduate in Practice stories, offering valuable insights and resources for any school community that is moving from #PortraitToPractice.