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Future of Work

Learning to Let Go (and Stay Connected): A Parent’s View from 2040

Carri Schneider

Oct 28, 2025

A future parent reflects on how connected, unbundled, and learner-centered systems empower students to thrive in a reimagined learning ecosystem.

Young students engage in hands-on learning activities at classroom tables while a teacher assists, elementary school setting.

Ed Policy

Small by Design: What Big Systems Can Learn from Microschools

Jordan Luster

Oct 27, 2025

Microschools are redefining education by proving that small, personalized learning models can scale innovation and equity within larger systems.

Leadership

Embedding Sustainability into Business Education | A Conversation with Dr. Julie Anderson

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 23, 2025

Explore how sustainability finance, green skills, and experiential learning are reshaping business education with Dr. Julie Anderson from American University.

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Competency-Based Education

Reconceptualizing Assessment in the Service of Learning

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

Oct 22, 2025

Explore the concept of reconceptualizing assessment to enhance learning beyond traditional measurement and ranking methods.

Leadership

Entrepreneurship: The New Core Curriculum

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 21, 2025

"Entrepreneurship education equips students with resilience, problem-solving, and financial skills to thrive in an unpredictable, tech-driven economy."

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Ed Policy

Problems Become Possibilities: The Power of Educator Incubators

Guest Author

Oct 20, 2025

Empower educators with incubator models, fostering innovation, collaboration, and student agency to tackle classroom and community challenges.

New Pathways

A Textured View: How Stories Are The Currency of Badging

Aaron Schorn, Mason Pashia

Oct 16, 2025

AI in education demands a shift to learner-driven storytelling, experiential learning, and tools for capturing rich, textured evidence of growth.

Learning Design

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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Learner-Centered

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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New Pathways

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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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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