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Kinds of Thinking (& Prompts for More Thinking)

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May 7, 2026

Leadership

What If the Rules About How Teachers Work Together Were Also Just Made Up?

Guest Author

May 5, 2026

Equity & Access

Access without Action: How Toxic Mindsets Stop Learners from Realizing Their Potential

Guest Author

May 4, 2026

Ed Policy

The Quiet Quitting Principal: What Districts Can Do to Re-Engage School Leadership

Guest Author

Apr 28, 2026

Personalized Learning

From Understanding to Ownership: When Students Tell Their Story through the Portrait of a Graduate

Abby Benedetto, Kimberly Erickson

Apr 27, 2026

Learner-Centered

A Hopeful Vision For Better-Designed Schools

Guest Author

Apr 23, 2026

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Ed Policy

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

Guest Author

Apr 23, 2026

Future educator preparation must evolve for AI, learner agency, and new learning models with clearer standards, exemplars, and pathways.

Personalized Learning

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

Eric Tucker

Apr 22, 2026

The forthcoming brief Prioritizing Students with Disabilities in AI Policy (EALA/New America) highlights a critical reality: 73% of students with disabilities use AI for coursework, and 57% of special educators use it to draft IEPs. Yet, 0% of AI-based interventions in a 2025 systematic review rate as “Low Risk”…

Career & Technical Ed

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

Guest Author

Apr 21, 2026

Real World Learning unites Kansas City educators and employers to expand Market Value Assets and prepare students for joyful careers.

Students at Nalukai speaking about their project to their peers.

New Pathways

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

Mason Pashia, Aaron Schorn

Apr 14, 2026

Explore the power of experience-based learning in cultivating wisdom in the next generation amid information overload.

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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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