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Explore stories of equitable student-centered learning gathered from innovative educators, experts, and others—including youth—who are redesigning the future of learning and school. Search for strategies, advice, big ideas, and promising practices, all grounded in school practice. This blog is powered by LEAP Innovations.

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Regional Funds for Breakthrough Schools

The NGLC Regional Funds for Breakthrough Schools accelerates innovative school redesign at the local level. In 2014, six Regional Funds partner organizations were selected through a competitive application process. A seventh partner was added in 2016.

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Breakthrough Schools: Chicago

A multi-year, citywide initiative led by LEAP Innovations to cultivate the next generation of school models in Chicago through support programs and funding mechanisms.

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Breakthrough Schools: New Orleans

Aspiring to a national proof point for what is possible when innovative school models operate within a system built on autonomy, accountability, and choice.

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Breakthrough Schools: Colorado

Three districts and two state organizations partnered to form the Colorado Coalition to expand next generation learning across Colorado.

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Caliber Schools

Project-based, mastery-paced, "no excuses" charter

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Next Gen Tools: Blended Learning Classroom Design

This innovation brief from Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) focuses on the classroom design of Merit Prep--a large open space with smaller adjoining breakout rooms to accommodate up to 115 students and three teachers working as a team in a personalized, blended learning environment.
Professional Learning

Next Gen Tools: Pre-Service Teacher Learning Collaborative

This innovation brief from Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) focuses on the pre-service teacher learning collaborative between Jacksonville State University and Piedmont City Schools through the Collaborative Regional Education (CORE) professional development initiative. Student teachers from Jacksonville State serve as co-teachers, are trained in collaborative pedagogy, and gain experience teaching in a personalized, blended, mastery-based learning environment at Piedmont Middle School.
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Next Gen Tools: e3 Civic High School Facility

This innovation brief from Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) focuses on the facility infrastructure of e3 Civic High School--a flexible, open, 21st century space that supports the school's personalized and project-based curriculum.
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Caliber Schools: Caliber: Beta Academy

Caliber: Beta Academy is reimagining education as we know it, with the belief that the innovations in its model will allow 100% of its students to graduate ready to attend and succeed in a competitive four-year college and beyond. The academic model of the school features personalized learning plans, blended learning for English and math, project-based learning for science and social studies, an integrated social and emotional curriculum, daily writing blocks, and daily computer coding/engineering/robotics courses.