New Pathways

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Ed Policy

The Conditions That Make Durable Skills Real: How Schools and Systems Build for Agency, Identity, and Vision

Guest Author

Jun 2, 2026

How schools build durable skills through authentic work, reflection, relationships, and learner-centered design.

Two middle school boys work together on a coding project.

Leadership

What AI-Enabled Education Actually Looks Like When It’s Working for Workforce Students

Guest Author

May 28, 2026

How AI can make workforce pathways visible through competency records, labor market alignment, and clearer student-to-job outcomes.

EdTech

The Shift from Informed to Involved: NewSchools Summit as a Call For Agency and Collective Action

Jean Liu

May 15, 2026

Discover how participants at the NewSchools Summit engaged with AI, shifting from users to innovators in technology.

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.

Two curious students press close to a glass enclosure, peering intently at an exhibit inside an ecosystem lab.

New Pathways

When Reality Meets Possibility: Inside the Ecosystem Lab

Guest Author

Apr 7, 2026

Learner-centered ecosystems are already emerging—Ecosystem Lab helps leaders connect partnerships and pathways across communities.

Students and instructors in lab coats working on robotics and electronics in a modern manufacturing workshop

Ed Policy

Making Work-Based Learning Work: Georgia’s Novel Approach to WBL Data

Mason Pashia

Apr 2, 2026

Georgia’s work-based learning uses O*NET skill evaluations at scale—building credible, portable evidence for digital credentials and hiring.

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Career & Technical Ed

New Grants Could Double Access to Career Academies

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 5, 2026

Career academies boost engagement and workforce readiness through career clusters, internships, and real-world learning pathways.

Career & Technical Ed

How to Leverage CTE for Durable, Personalized Pathways

Mason Pashia, Rebecca Midles

Feb 24, 2026

The rise and spread of CTE is an education success story. With 98% of school districts offering some kind of CTE programs and over 11.2 million students enrolled across the country, these programs are exposing learners to new careers, skills and possibilities at a remarkable scale. States…

Promotional graphic for a Getting Smart conversation with Sam Ford and Sangita Shresthova, featuring their headshots on a blue gradient background.

New Pathways

What Could BG Be? | A Conversation with Sam Ford and Sangita Shresthova

Mason Pashia

Feb 19, 2026

Exploring civic imagination and consensus building to shape the future of communities with experts from USC and Inu Engine.

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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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