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Enabling Change

Learning from the Wider World: School Districts and Community Partnerships

Partnerships offer schools and districts the gift of a broader lens of what is happening in the world, nation, and workforce that our students will enter.
Enabling Change

OK. So We Are Listening to Student Voices... Now What? Inclusive Strategy for Educational Transformation

Find out how educators can use input from students on their needs and ideas to transform the learning experience, once they start listening to learners.
New Designs for School

VIDA for Life: A Q&A with Vista Innovation & Design Academy

One California middle school went from near state takeover to a vibrant learning community of innovation and creativity, transforming itself with the staff and students who were already there. This is its story of transformation as told by the school’s principal.
Professional Learning

Lamoille South Visits Vista Unified with NGLC Learning Excursions

A diverse team of partners from Lamoille South Unified Union in Vermont joined the NGLC Learning Excursion to Vista Unified in California to explore what's possible in learning and student success.
Designing for Equity

Building the Bridge through Courageous Conversations: An Interview with Shomari Jones and Paul Sutton

Educational equity leaders Shomari Jones & Paul Sutton examine courageous conversations, what they are, why they're important & how to have them.
Building Community

Storytelling for Stronger Communities and Deeper Learning

Learning to tell a better story about students and their learning might be the solution to some of the biggest challenges we face in K-12 education.
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.
New Designs for School

Student Work Showcasing Portrait of a Graduate Competencies

These examples of student work that develops and demonstrates graduate portrait skills come from NGLC's Portrait of a Graduate in Practice. See what students do when schools move from portrait to practice.
Building Community

What’s Wrong with the Four Day School Week?

Instead of 4-day school weeks, many schools and districts are using creative and effective strategies that improve teacher working conditions while expanding authentic learning opportunities.