New Pathways: Boston

Join us October 6 and 7, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts to witness innovative pathways between K-12, careers, and entrepreneurship firsthand.

Experience What’s Next

How might we design a road map for Boston schools, where every learner, regardless of zip code, is on a pathway to productive citizenship? Where high wage employment and economic mobility intertwine with a purpose-driven life? It starts with curating, connecting and catalyzing the development of New Pathways and we can’t do it without you.

Getting Smart, alongside American Student Assistance (ASA), is exploring how access is expanded and personalized, how learning can be guided and supported, and how new capabilities are captured and communicated because when well implemented, these advances will unlock opportunities for all and narrow the equity gap. We are heading to Boston in order to highlight some of the incredible work already underway and to spotlight and facilitate the immense opportunities remaining.

Join an international group of edleaders, CTE Directors, innovators and more for Experience What’s Next: Boston’s New Pathways Between K-12, Careers, and Entrepreneurship. This event will take place October 6 and 7, is free and will be capped at 150 registrants.

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Two years ago, we hosted our first regional New Pathways event in Tacoma, Washington. We were joined by local and national leaders in education, workforce and readiness. We captured a few of the sites and sounds here.

Logistics

Venue: The Foundry 101 Rogers St, Cambridge, MA 02142

Transportation: The Foundry doesn’t have designated parking, so your best bet would be finding public parking on the neighboring streets (Third St, Rogers St, Fifth Street). There are also a number of parking garages in the area if you need a longer-term solution.

There is a loading area if you need to pick up or drop off large objects, but you’ll need to find parking after dropping off. See parking options here.

The building is 0.4 miles away from the Kendall MIT stop where you can catch the red line and 64, 68, 85, CT2, 64, 68, and 85 buses. The building is 0.5 miles away from the Lechmere stop where you can catch the green line and 69, 80, 87, and 88 buses. You can find walking directions to The Foundry here.

Explore Boston

Boston is an incredible city, and an especially beautiful one in the fall. Be sure to check out a few things to do below:

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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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