Equity & Access
Equity and access follows schools, frameworks and leaders who put equity at the center of what they do to create a level playing field for all students and remove any implicit bias in the curriculum or way that it’s taught. In a time of highlighted inequities, this is the most important work in education.
Mobilizing the Higher Education Community to Support P-12 Pandemic Recovery
In May 2023, the U.S. Department of Education issued a call to action encouraging higher education institutions to engage more college students in evidence-based, high-impact P-12 support roles through Federal Work-Study jobs and other pathways to community service. Colleges and universities can answer the call to action, and receive support and recognition for their efforts, by joining the National Partnership for Student Success’s Higher Education Coalition.
Carnegie Summit 2023: Improvement For All
The 10th anniversary Carnegie Summit was a place where like-minded educators came together to be enriched and inspired by each other’s experiences. The education community’s journey from the Summit is toward equity, belonging, connection, joy, and improvement.
Balancing Act: Preserving Children’s Rights in the Digital Age
As policymakers increasingly wade into regulating children’s access to and use of online technologies, the time has come for a national conversation about youth rights in the digital age. Requiring thoughtful content filters and age-appropriate design that encourages digital citizenship will be far more effective in the long run than sweeping restrictions.
Getting Deep at Deeper Learning
Conferences must center learners and that's exactly what Deeper Learning did recently in San Diego. Victoria Andrews shares more in her latest post.
Special Education Myth Busting
We must start personalized learning pathways for learners with disabilities. First, we must dismantle the longstanding myths that constructed these barriers.
Empowering Educators: The Equity for Wellness Summit
Recently, Wellness for Educators hosted its first conference, the Equity for Wellness Summit, which served as a collaborative effort between organizations invested in the growth, development, and sustainability of healthy individuals who work in any capacity of education.
Accelerate ED Initiative Creates Opportunities for Students to Excel
Throughout a nine-month design sprint, 12 teams worked to create a blueprint for expanding access to and understanding of accelerated pathways.
Eight Is Enough: Combating Youth Homelessness
Youth who face homelessness also face numerous educational barriers. However, when a young person loses their housing, a school can offer stability, affirmation, and hope.
Cultivating Women in Leadership: A Seat at the Table
To celebrate Women's History Month, Christy Pierce shares how high schools can put programs in place with young women in mind.
Separate and Not Equal: Disrupting Pathway Tracks in the Post Pandemic Era
Learning organizations must become agile, iterative practices for newly designed pathways, and experimentation to scale promising systems rooted in data.