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Career & Technical Ed

Gianna Biaggi on the Magnolia Project

Nate McClennen
Apr 29, 2026
Career & Technical Ed

Wellesley High School Students on Reimagining School for 2040

Mason Pashia
Apr 24, 2026
Leadership

Dr. Deborah Kenny on Deeper Learning and Student Agency

Tom Vander Ark
Apr 22, 2026
Leadership

Catching Up: Human Connection, AI Hive Minds, and the Skills Gap

Mason Pashia, Nate McClennen
Apr 17, 2026
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Experience Matters: A Common Language for Talent, Trust and Economic Mobility

The Third Horizon of Learning: Shifting Beyond the Industrial Model

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New Pathways Handbook: Getting Started with Pathways (and Career Clusters)

The Portrait Model: Building Coherence in School and System Redesign

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New learning models, tools, and strategies have made it easier to open small, nimble schooling models.

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Focused on charting and defining the future-ready education system we need to serve and prepare all learners.

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Focusing on how making a difference has emerged as one of the most powerful learning experiences.

New Pathways

This campaign will serve as a road map to the new architecture for American schools. Pathways to citizenship, employment, economic mobility, and a purpose-driven life.

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We share stories that highlight best practices, lessons learned and next-gen teaching practice.

Green Schools

The climate crisis is the most complex challenge mankind has ever faced. We’re covering what edleaders and educators can do about it. 

 

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Gianna Biaggi on the Magnolia Project

Career & Technical Ed

Wellesley High School Students on Reimagining School for 2040

Leadership

Catching Up: Human Connection, AI Hive Minds, and the Skills Gap

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EdTech

Jean-Claude Brizard on the Center for Learner Pathway Innovations

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Town Hall: Experience Matters

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Catching Up: School Choice, AI & Humanity, and Bottom-Up Innovation

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New Pathways

Justin Terry on The Opportunity Center and Lifelong Learning

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Leadership

Clay Banks and EIC on Empowering Future Entrepreneurs Through Mentorship and Innovation

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David Dimmett on AI Literacy & Career Readiness in STEM Education

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Catching Up: Grey Goo, News Deserts, and Our Predictions for 2026

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EdTech

Richard Carranza on how AI and Arts are Transforming Education

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Diane Tavenner on Futre

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Green Schools

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Catching Up: Early Reading, Cognitive Luxury, and Monarch Butterflies

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Pam Moran, Liz Calvert, and Ira Socol on Real Learning, Real Accomplishment

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Learning Design

Tessa Forshaw and Rich Braden on Innovation, Mindsets, and AI as Co-Creators

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Jenny Curtin on Future Ready Opportunities for All

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Learning Design

Jeanine Collins on State Transformation and the Center for the Future of Learning

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New Pathways

Tony Wagner and Ulrik Christensen on Why Deeper Learning is Essential in an Age of Distraction

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New Pathways

Matt Bowman on OpenEd

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Future of Work

Isaac Agbeshie-Noye on A Skills First Future

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New Pathways

Catching Up: Ambient AI, Alpha School, and The Educator of the Future

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Leadership

Virgel Hammonds and Beth Rabbitt on FullScale

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Equity & Access

David McCullough III on The American Exchange Project

Getting Smart Podcast with Bill Nicely, Workforce Development & Real-World Learning
New Pathways

Bill Nicely on Real World Learning

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Leadership

Sangeet Paul Choudary on Reshuffle

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New Pathways

Catching Up! | School Start Dates, Teacher Shortages, and Identity Formation

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Learning Design

Dr. Dave Richards on Driving Innovation in Michigan

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New Pathways

Michael Stone & Kristen Burrus on Bridging Learning to Careers

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EdTech

Casey Evans on AI’s Impact on Business Education

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New Pathways

Kerry McKittrick on Creating Better Pathways to Economic Mobility

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Equity & Access

Catching Up! | Models for Scaling Innovation and What AI Knows About Human Flourishing

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Equity & Access

Jonah Schenker and Students on Pathways and P-TECHs with Ulster BOCES

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Future of Learning

Josh Bersin on Dynamic Learning Content

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Green Schools

Benjamin Freud on the Biomimicry for Regenerative Design Lab at Green School Bali

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Learning Design

Corey Mohn and Sophia Porter on Career Connected Pathways

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Equity & Access

Don Haddad on Creating a Responsive School System

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Ed Policy

Paul Herdman on What Looking at the Rest of the World Teaches Us About Pathways

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New Pathways

Town Hall: Public Microschools

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Leadership

Monique Uzelac on the Washtenaw Educational Options Consortium

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Leadership

George Philhower on Joyful Learning at Eastern Hancock

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EdTech

Catching Up! | An AI Research and Leadership Framework, Humanities 2.0, and Incentivizes that Fuel Communities of Learning

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New Pathways

Jamie Merisotis on Human Work in the Age of AI

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Leadership

Michael Fullan and Kaleb Rashad on Leading in a Culture of Change

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New Pathways

Town Hall: Robotics

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Leadership

Getting Smart and Carlos Moreno: Live from SXSW

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Leadership

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Getting Smart Podcast with Will Richardson, educator and author
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Will Richardson on Confronting Collapse

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Ed Policy

Sara Schapiro on Education Research and Development

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Equity & Access

Town Hall: Built for More

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New Pathways

Catching Up! | Exploring Learning Spaces, AI Readiness, and Global Education Innovations

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Learning Design

Isabelle Hau on Love to Learn

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Leadership

Don Wettrick on Entrepreneurship in the Age of AI and the StartEdUp Foundation

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Learning Design

Introducing: Catching Up! | Abundance, Learning Experiences and What’s in Your Learner wallet?

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Career & Technical Ed

What does a Community-Connected Career Readiness Program Look Like? | A Case Study with YouScience

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New Pathways

Aylon Samouha on How Communities Can Design Extraordinary Learning for All

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Leadership

Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop on “The Disengaged Teen”

Getting Smart Podcast with Dr. Lazaro Lopez, District 214
Career & Technical Ed

Dr. Lazaro Lopez and Students from District 214 on Experiencing a Robust Pathways Program

Getting Smart Podcast with Michael Horn, Author & Education Expert
New Pathways

Michael Horn on Job Moves: Nine Steps for Making Progress in Your Career

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Abby Falik on Why The Gap Year Deserves a Rebrand and Empowering Our Youth To Fly

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Profile of an Unbundled Learning Ecosystem: Arizona

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Competency-Based Education

Profile of an Unbundled Learning Ecosystem: New Hampshire

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Profile of an Unbundled Learning Ecosystem: Colorado

Getting Smart Podcast with Coi Morefield, Microschool Masters
Leadership

Coi Morefield on Microschool Masters and Updating Professional Development for a New Generation of Leaders

Getting Smart Podcast with Brad Leon, BlueSky Institute
Career & Technical Ed

Brad Leon on the BlueSky Institute and Radical Pathways at the Intersection of Health and Technology

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Future of Learning

Town Hall Recap: What’s Next in Learning 2025

Getting Smart Podcast with Dannyelle Austin and Lisa Richardson, Catalyze
Career & Technical Ed

Dannyelle Austin and Lisa Richardson On Catalyze: A Career-Connected Community of Practice

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New Pathways

Dennis “Doc” Littky on Expanding The Vision: College Unbound

Getting Smart Podcast with Adam Kulaas, Tacoma Public Schools
Career & Technical Ed

Adam Kulaas on Tacoma Public Schools Being a City-Connected, Career-Connected District

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Equity & Access

Jennifer Purcell on Future Ready Oregon and a Future Ready Workforce

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EdTech

Laura Slover and Mike Flanagan on Skills for the Future

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New Pathways

Town Hall Recap: The Landscape of Credentialing Experiences

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EdTech

Town Hall Recap: Sector Pathways

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Nevada’s State Portrait of a Learner

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Voices of Small Schools Podcast: Scalability

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Career & Technical Ed

Carolyn Weir on Philanthropies as Intermediaries and a Radical 13th Year Promise

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New Pathways

Kyle Wagner on 12 Shifts for Student-Centered Environments

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EdTech

Town Hall: Back to School with AI

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EdTech

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Career & Technical Ed

Betsy Revell and Marie Mackintosh on EmployIndy and Modern Apprenticeships

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New Pathways

Lisa Gevelber on Grow with Google, Career Certificates and Artificial Intelligence

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Equity & Access

Sonoma County’s Approach to Career and Technical Education and Pathways

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New Pathways

Todd Smith and Stacey Ocander on Pathways Strategies to Address the Healthcare Workforce Shortage in Nebraska and Beyond

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New Pathways

Conrad Wolfram on Computational Thinking and Revolutionizing Math Education

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New Pathways

Candy Van Buskirk on Learn Outside and Disrupting the Status Quo in Education

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Future of Learning

Jean-Claude Brizard on a Career of Transformation and the League of Innovative Schools

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Equity & Access

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New Pathways

Melissa Byrne on Connecting a Learner Profile to Pathways and Postsecondary Workforce Readiness

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Town Hall Recap: Health Science Pathways

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Future of Learning

Juan Jose Gonzalez and Gina Schuyler on Community College Networks and Radical Dual Credit

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Sarah Elizabeth Ippel on The Cultivate Project and Global Citizenship

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Future of Learning

Jennifer Mellor and Mike Huckins on How Chambers of Commerce Can Get Involved in Accelerated Pathways

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Town Hall Recap: Microschools: Sustainability, Scalability and Accessibility

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Getting Smart and the d.school: Live from SXSW

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Town Hall Recap: Learner-Centered Ecosystems as a Public Education Reality?

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Future of Learning

Ryan Lufkin on Instructure, Acquisition and The Future of Credentialing

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Erika Giampietro and Destiny Egbuta on the Massachusetts Early College Promise

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Town Hall Recap: Real World Learning

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Future of Learning

Lydia Logan on Green Jobs and IBM SkillsBuild

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Josh Schachter on The Power of Participatory Storytelling

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Town Hall Recap: What’s Next In Learning 2024

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Amanda Bickerstaff on AI for Education

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Leadership

Michael Matsuda on Over a Decade of Educating For Purposeful Life

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Jean Eddy on Crisis-Proofing Today’s Learners

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Taniya Mishra and Amanda Stent on Pathways to Artificial Intelligence

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Mickey Breeze and H. Bernard Hall on Hip Hop As a Lifestyle

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Frisco ISD on Student Entrepreneurship and INCubatoredu

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Chris Unger on A Revolution in Education

Getting Smart Podcast with Elliot Washor, Co-founder of Big Picture Learning
New Pathways

Elliot Washor on How Real-World Learning Transforms Education

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New Pathways

Town Hall Recap: Agriculture Technology Pathways

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EdTech

Justin Reich on Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools

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Sharon Laidlaw on The Place Network

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Anant Agarwal on AI as Tool, Topic and Transformation

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Leadership

Tasia Chatman and Jeff Sudmyer on Making High School Meaningful

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Competency-Based Education

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New Pathways

Morgan Camu and Justin Dent on Unbundled Learning Ecosystems and Outschool.org

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Difference Making

Nalukai Academy on Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship

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Difference Making

The Knowledge Society on Connecting Students with Real World Problems

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Future of Learning

Jamie Merisotis on Preparing the Workforce for a Green and New Economy

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Competency-Based Education

Tim Knowles and Amit Sevak on What To Do with the Carnegie Unit

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Sabrina Zhang and Jack Prater on The Earth Prize and Global Environmental Projects

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Jim Bailey on Rock Tree Sky and Experiential Education

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Students from Notre Dame de Sion on Global Impact and Being Solutionaries (Part 2)

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Ryan Craig on AI, Apprenticeships and the Experience Gap

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New Pathways

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Michelle Blanchet on Preventing Polarization

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Dr. Scott McLeod on Leadership for Deeper Learning

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Competency-Based Education

Dr. David Dimmett on Leading the Way with Project Lead the Way

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Town Hall Recap: Raise the Bar

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Al O’Bannon on Community Supports for Young People

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David Weinberg on The Art of the School Visit

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Difference Making

Josh Fryday on Public Service and Volunteerism 

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Green Schools

Recap: A Greener Future of Work

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