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New Designs for School

Student Voice: A Look Back as We Plan Ahead

These stories of learner agency and co-creation feature young people designing their own learning and redesigning their schools and communities in the process.
Why Schools Need to Change

4 Big, Timely Questions at the Heart of All Schools’ Missions

Explore these questions about the role of wellness, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, inclusion), global citizenship, and empathy in schools and our lives.
Enabling Change

Leveraging the Lessons Learned from School during the Pandemic

With greater flexibility in traditional requirements, schools & districts have innovated like never before. Will we learn from these innovative practices?
Enabling Change

Virtual Learning Excursions

Innovative Schools Virtual Learning Excursions are learning-focused "visits" for New England educators, students, and others interested in high school redesign.
Enabling Change

Vista Unified School District & Mission Vista High School

Discover how the learning model and strengths-based culture drives innovation and excellence at Vista Unified School District.
Enabling Change

Is Next Gen Learning a Place Where the Political Sides Can Meet?

A red-state/blue-state conversation: ​Can education innovation and next gen learning bring people across the political spectrum together for the benefit of students?
Why Schools Need to Change

Making Mental Health a Priority in Schools with Time, Talent, and Trust

As Distinctive Schools is making new investments to provide support for mental health and wellness to teachers, students, and families, they offer 4 ways to invest in mental health in schools.
New Designs for School

Five Essential Systems of Student Support: Trusting the Past to Get to the Future

​While we innovate a new K-12 model, we can use five time-tested strategies now to strengthen the social-emotional, teacher-to-student relationships that are key to success.
New Designs for School

Learn More with These Additional Resources

Use this collection of selected resources for helpful statistics, stories, and research about what schools and districts experienced during the pandemic and what's next for K-12 education.