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Ed Policy

Proof Point, Pressure Point: Why Signals Will Make or Break What Comes Next

Carri Schneider

Nov 13, 2025

EdTech

Advancing Artificial Intelligence, Measurement and Assessment System Innovation: A National Mission to Secure the Future of Learning and Work

Eric Tucker

Nov 12, 2025

Green Schools

2040 is SO Not Boring! I’m 11 and Always Learning

Mason Pashia, Carri Schneider

Nov 11, 2025

New Pathways

Investing Today in Tomorrow’s Workforce: Michigan’s Strategy for STEM Talent

Guest Author

Nov 10, 2025

Strategic Direction workshop at Michigan ISD-Saginaw summit.

Leadership

How Can We Build Strategic Learning Organizations? The Power of ‘When’

Nate McClennen, Rebecca Midles

Nov 6, 2025

EdTech

Professional Learning in an AI World: A Playbook for State and Local Leaders

Guest Author

Nov 6, 2025

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Leadership

Trust & Transformation: Why Local Intermediaries Are the Key to Education’s Future

Rebecca Midles, Doannie Tran

Nov 5, 2025

Understand how education intermediaries connect communities to opportunities and drive localized systemic change effectively.

EdTech

The Architecture of Inference: Appreciating Robert Mislevy’s Evidence-Centered Design in the Age of AI

Eric Tucker

Nov 5, 2025

Explore the insights of Robert Mislevy on assessment scores and learning contexts, merging language and subject knowledge complexities.

Explore the Western North Carolina Resilience Project, aimed at rebuilding stronger schools after Hurricane Helene.

Green Schools

One Year After Helene: WNC Schools Anchor Recovery in Resilience

Guest Author

Nov 4, 2025

Explore the Western North Carolina Resilience Project, aimed at rebuilding stronger schools after Hurricane Helene.

Difference Making

At Two Schools for Elite Athletes, the Passion is the Point

Sam Chaltain

Nov 3, 2025

Elite athlete-focused schools like YSC Academy and Burke Mountain Academy redefine education by aligning learning with students' passions and goals.

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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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