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We answered frequently asked questions about Mass IDEAS and high-quality, innovative school design in Massachusetts
Enabling Change

From Whispers to Roars: Empowering Young People to Use Their Voice

Empowering young people to raise their voices is not just a feel-good notion; it's critical to create a thriving and equitable educational system.
Enabling Change

Rooting Out Solutionitis by Getting to the Root of the Problem in Education

Is the key to effective, enduring, and sustainable problem solving quickly identifying and operationalizing a solution or deeply understanding the problem?
Professional Learning

From Learner to Educator: The Impact of Classroom Walkthroughs

Walkthroughs provide instructional coaches with real-time insights so they can tailor coaching to help each teacher become the best champions for students.
Enabling Change

Bravely Taking Steps to Improve the Student Experience in Hinsdale Middle School

What happens when you ask teachers, students, parents, and school staff to tell you about their experience with your middle school?
Enabling Change

5 Solutions to the Biggest Obstacles in Transforming Public Schools

Transforming a district to be future ready is not about raising test scores, it's about rewriting the playbook. See 5 obstacles and solutions for rethinking education.
Technology Tools

AI in Elementary Education: Make It Personal

This elementary school in Chicago is working toward a vision for personalized learning using new methods, tools, and AI-driven strategies.
Technology Tools

AI for School Leaders: A Pathway to Wellness and Productivity

AI can never replace the human elements of leadership—empathy, vision, and relationships—but it can elevate our ability to focus on them.
Enabling Change

Amid the Flames of the Federal Role in Education: Is Advancing Next Gen Learning a Way to Confront the Tear-Down?

What if we all worked to fill the vacuum resulting from the educational clearcutting being undertaken right now with something far better?
New Designs for School

Next Generation Learning Spaces to Improve Learning in Schools

Discover how school buildings and learning spaces can foster collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, communication, citizenship, and wellness for 21st-century teaching and learning.