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Ed Policy

When AI Chases Test Scores, What Gets Left Behind?

David Ross

Jul 20, 2026

Ed Policy

When Scale Gets Ahead of Learning

Rebecca Midles

Jul 6, 2026

Leadership

Coalition Before Consensus: How Trust and Shared Ownership Sustain Transformation

Rebecca Midles, Nate McClennen

Jun 29, 2026

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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

Smart Teachers

Kinds of Thinking (& Prompts for More Thinking)

Guest Author

May 7, 2026

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Leadership

So, Your District Wants Personalized Learning… Where Do You Start?

Rebecca Midles

Mar 2, 2026

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Equity & Access

The fastest way to transform learning isn’t just purchasing curriculum—it’s building alignment among educators at all levels

Guest Author

Feb 23, 2026

Aligning educators at every level with curriculum design transforms student learning, as demonstrated by District 18's remarkable growth.

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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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Career & Technical Ed

Confidence, Engagement, and Love: The Missing Alumni Data that Will Transform K-12

Guest Author

Feb 2, 2026

The CAPS Alumni Study reveals insights from 1,200 voices focused on student empowerment through innovative networks.

Impact Update 2025

Mason Pashia

Dec 4, 2025

A Message from Our Team This past year has been one of growth, learning, and partnership. Together with partners from across the country, we’ve continued to imagine and design the future of learning for all students. Two publications stand out in 2025. First, we released the Public…

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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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