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Building Community

The Most Important Word of the 2020s (and Maybe, the Millennium)

This word explains why collaboration, relationships, and shared purpose lead to growth, excellence, and promise, in education and beyond.
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

The Need for Advocacy: AP African American Studies Class

A student describes why she advocated for her school to offer the new AP African American Studies course and how she worked with school administrators and others to make it happen.
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.
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

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.
Why Schools Need to Change

Our World Needs a New Taxonomy of Educational Imperatives

A new taxonomy of learning imperatives for K-12 education addresses existential challenges that are framing a future that has already begun, including rapid change, AI, and the breakdown of civil society.
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.