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Learner-Centered

A Hopeful Vision For Better-Designed Schools

Guest Author

Apr 23, 2026

Ed Policy

America is Updating Teaching Standards Without a Clear Picture of the Future Educator

Guest Author

Apr 23, 2026

Personalized Learning

Responsible Inference Engines: Safeguarding Students with Learning Differences in the AI Era

Eric Tucker

Apr 22, 2026

Career & Technical Ed

In Kansas City, Real World Learning Finds Champions on Both Sides of the State Line

Guest Author

Apr 21, 2026

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New Pathways

Knowledge is No Longer Enough: Why Experience and Wisdom are Education’s New Priorities

Mason Pashia, Aaron Schorn

Apr 14, 2026

Leadership

A Call to Action for AI to Promote Mathematical Reasoning

Guest Author

Apr 13, 2026

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New Pathways

When Reality Meets Possibility: Inside the Ecosystem Lab

Guest Author

Apr 7, 2026

Learner-centered ecosystems are already emerging—Ecosystem Lab helps leaders connect partnerships and pathways across communities.

Future of Learning

Designing for Belonging: Lessons from Districts Building What Technology Can’t Replace

Rebecca Midles, Tom Vander Ark

Apr 6, 2026

Discover how districts are wrestling with what AI can't replace, prioritizing human skills like belonging, judgment, and connection through systemic redesign.

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SEL & Mindset

Can’t. Will. Did.: How One Teacher-Mountaineer Is Bringing Social-Emotional Learning Outdoors

Guest Author

Apr 6, 2026

Teacher-mountaineer Kimber Cross brings SEL outdoors with “Can’t. Will. Did.” and Summit Kids—stories built on CASEL skills.

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Ed Policy

Making Work-Based Learning Work: Georgia’s Novel Approach to WBL Data

Mason Pashia

Apr 2, 2026

Georgia’s work-based learning uses O*NET skill evaluations at scale—building credible, portable evidence for digital credentials and hiring.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
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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