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Building Community

Announcing the 2014 Regional Funds for Breakthrough Schools

Educators, policy makers, entrepreneurs and students across the country are working to change the face of K-12 education in the 21st century.
Enabling Change

PRESS RELEASE: Communities, Educators in Six Regions Join Effort to Develop “Breakthrough” Schools

Local organizations to apply $25M in grants to accelerate student progress through personalized learning
Building Community

Moving Towards Next Gen Learning

Reimagining the desired outcomes and the common student experience of America’s public schools is a messy, chaotic business–and that’s what real change looks like.
New Designs for School

Educator Entrepreneurs: Big Decisions & Strategies for Success

Six Regional Funds for Breakthrough Schools ‘harbormasters’ will be investing in local efforts to spur long-term change. How will they approach big decisions about talent sourcing, school culture and new approaches?
Professional Learning

Top 10 Blogs about K-12 Next Gen Learning

As the newest member of the NGLC K-12 team, I wondered which blogs our grantees and staff considered the best blogs about next gen learning…these blogs topped the list.
New Designs for School

USC Hybrid High: Getting Results for Students

In this interactive infographic, USC Hybrid High shares early results showing gains on California’s Academic Performance Index, ACT scores, and NWEA’s MAP. A remarkable year indeed.
Technology Tools

What Will Be the Next Wave of Classroom Technology

The most probable ubiquitous wave of technology to next invade the classroom will be "wearables." Here's why.
Enabling Change

Top-down Resources vs. Grassroots Culture: Building Support for K-12 Next Gen Learning

Who is driving the interest in city-based school incubators and entrepreneurial strategies? What are the incentives? The Regional Funds for Breakthrough Schools initiative seeks to answer these questions by strengthening local connections, and leveraging both local and national resources.
Enabling Change

Integration vs. Breaking Out of the Box

Redesign existing schools or create new schools: which approach to next gen learning design is best? It depends.
Technology Tools

BMA teams share breakthrough ideas to revolutionize higher ed

How can you solve the biggest problems plaguing colleges and universities the world over? From the inside, of course.