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Mason Pashia, Guest Author

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Mason Pashia, Guest Author

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Stop Ignoring the Leaders Who Can Transform High Schools

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Dec 16, 2025

Empowering principals to lead high school redesign ensures postsecondary readiness, better student outcomes, and alignment with future pathways.

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Inaugural Address: A Rallying Cry for An Abundant Future

Mason Pashia, Guest Author

Dec 12, 2025

A vision for a thriving learning ecosystem rooted in abundance, innovation, trust, and personalized pathways for lifelong learners.

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Preparing Youth for Their Future: What Our Exploration of Durable Skills Across Twelve Innovative High Schools Tells Us About What Is Possible

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Dec 11, 2025

Innovative schools develop durable skills through authentic work, competency-based learning, and reflection, preparing students for dynamic futures.

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So Others Might Eat (SOME) Poised to Take The Underserved Into The Ai Workforce

Antonio Boyd

Dec 9, 2025

The SOME Center for Employment Training combines hands-on vocational training with wrap-around services and AI-driven innovations for career success.

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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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