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Small by Design: What Big Systems Can Learn from Microschools

Jordan Luster

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Tom Vander Ark

Oct 23, 2025

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Reconceptualizing Assessment in the Service of Learning

Eric Tucker, Edmund W. Gordon, Stephen G. Sireci

Oct 22, 2025

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Entrepreneurship: The New Core Curriculum

Tom Vander Ark

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Problems Become Possibilities: The Power of Educator Incubators

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Oct 20, 2025

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A Textured View: How Stories Are The Currency of Badging

Aaron Schorn, Mason Pashia

Oct 16, 2025

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Charting a New Course for Education with Foresight

Tom Vander Ark, Mason Pashia

Oct 14, 2025

Exploring KnowledgeWorks' latest forecast with Katherine Prince—foresight strategies, AI, climate, and the evolving future of education.

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Grounding Assessment in the Service of Learning

Eric Tucker, Edmund W. Gordon, Eleanor Armour-Thomas

Oct 14, 2025

Assessment can be made more effective, personalized, and educative if we intentionally design and deploy AI in alignment with these principles of fairness, validity, and human development.

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In Tennessee, a Memphis Mash Up Is Reimagining How Children Learn

Sam Chaltain

Oct 13, 2025

The Lab School of Memphis redefines education with learner-centered approaches, constructivism, and holistic growth through innovative practices.

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Future Plans is Supporting the Development of the Rural AI Workforce

Antonio Boyd

Oct 9, 2025

Future Plans uplifts rural Ohio communities with AI workforce initiatives, GRIT programs, and grassroots approaches, driving equity and economic growth.

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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