accelerated pathways
Next-Generation Durable Skills Assessment
Next-generation assessments of durable skills are crucial for validating competencies across educational and professional contexts, using AI and VR.
How Generative AI Can Enable & Accelerate H3 School Transformation
America’s education system was a groundbreaking effort to help a growing nation thrive in the 19th century. Now, 200 years later, the world has changed; the horizon looks drastically different. Collectively, we need to redesign our education system to enable all of our children — and, by extension, our nation…
The Next Horizon
"Horizon Three" aims to redesign education for a future-ready system grounded in equity and learner agency, highlighting innovative examples like Reggio Emilia.
Empowering Small Schools for Transformative Change
Our Big Push for Small Schools continues with continued support for a select group of returning grantees, as well as new grantees.
Why We Need More New Schools (Even with Enrollments Down and Closures Ahead)
A landscape of innovation in US K-12 education reveals traditional, efficiency, and future-ready models, highlighting new learner-centered ecosystems.
The Women Building Community to Support Microschool Growth and Sustainability
Microschools and learning cooperatives like Kind Academy are pioneering personalized, community-based education models, inspiring a nationwide education renaissance.
Jeffco Open School: A Journey of Six Learner-Designed Passages
Students at the Open School work closely with their advisors to develop a personalized course of study and take personal, social, and intellectual risks to discover the joy of lifelong learning.
Student Enterprise: Invite Learners to Launch a Media Agency or Publication
Entrepreneurship is a trending interest of Gen Z and is more important than ever in the economy.
The Rise of Artificial Intelligence and the Implications for School Districts
Tom Vander Ark recently gave a testimony at a school board meeting about the short and long-term implications of AI.
Microschools Changing the Phoenix Education Landscape
Our recent visits to microschools in Phoenix illuminate the flexible and highly-personalized nature of small school models.