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Catching Up: Job Cliff, Enrollment Drop, and the Hidden Crisis No One Is Talking About?

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Mason Pashia
Jul 22, 2026
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New Pathways

You’ve Been Notifeyed: How High School Students are Paving the Way to Driver Safety

Guest Author
Dec 5, 2023

As part of the INCubatoredu program, five students worked together to develop Notifeye, a driving awareness tool.

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Learner-Centered

The Students Are Talking, It’s Time We Listen

Mason Pashia, Nate McClennen
Dec 4, 2023

Student voice is often requested, but only selectively. We must encourage, engage and include students far more than we already do in our education systems.

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Difference Making

Why Focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals in School Is Good for Students, Staff, Families, and the Broader Community

Guest Author
Nov 30, 2023

Coolidge High School in Washington, DC is using the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals as the core of their Redesign journey with DC+XQ and focusing on Action Research, Global Experiences, and Wellness.

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EdTech

What Educators and Families Should Prioritize in the Age of AI

Eric Tucker, Edmund W. Gordon
Nov 28, 2023

As technological breakthroughs, analytic methods, and artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly redefine what it means to be educated, they correspondingly transform how we can measure and inform learning and development.

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Connecting College to Communities: California’s New Service Agenda

Mason Pashia
Nov 27, 2023

The state of California has launched the #CaliforniansForAll College Corps program, a bold step in equipping young people with viable pathways to employment.

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New Pathways

More Real World Learning in Kansas City

Tom Vander Ark
Nov 24, 2023

On recent school visits, Tom Vander Ark observes multiple ways that KC schools are embedding real world learning.

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New Pathways

How The Principles of Experimentation Can Support Postsecondary Decision-Making

Guest Author
Nov 21, 2023

One can facilitate conversations about postsecondary pathways within the classroom, empowering young people to share findings, feelings and hopes about their future.

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Difference Making

The Content Every High School Student Should Learn (But Doesn’t)

Nate McClennen, Mason Pashia
Nov 20, 2023

In many high schools, the traditional course sequence and graduation requirements remain stagnant. For future-ready students, we need to update these content areas..

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Learner-Centered

Igniting North Carolina’s Future: SparkNC’s Innovative Approach to Education

Guest Author
Nov 16, 2023

SparkNC gives North Carolina students a competitive edge in an uncertain future through real world experiences, emerging tech exposure and more.

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Leadership

Microschool in a Box: Programs Enabling the Microschool Movement

Nate McClennen
Nov 14, 2023

Microschools meet a unique learning need and ASU Prep’s Microschool in a Box makes it possible for more learners to access affordable, relational microschool learning.

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