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Steward Stories: How Big Thought Turned Compelling Questions Into a Citywide Learning System

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Sep 17, 2026

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How Empathy Interviews Transform Stakeholder Engagement into Shared Ownership

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Aug 20, 2026

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Steward Stories: CommunityShare Proves That the Community Is the Curriculum

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Aug 11, 2026

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Steward Stories: Spotlight on Providence After School Alliance

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Jul 21, 2026

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Steward Stories: How Heart of Oregon Corps Turns Service into Careers

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Jul 14, 2026

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What Ecosystem Stewards Know That System Leaders Don’t — Yet

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Jul 7, 2026

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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…

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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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Safe Haven: Putting Our Schools at the Heart of Disaster Preparedness

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Dec 15, 2025

Schools can be at the heart of disaster preparedness, becoming safe havens to shelter, reconnect, and support communities in times of crisis.

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One Year After Helene: WNC Schools Anchor Recovery in Resilience

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Nov 4, 2025

Explore the Western North Carolina Resilience Project, aimed at rebuilding stronger schools after Hurricane Helene.

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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
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