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Personalized Learning

Midsize Innovators: Delivering Value at Scale

Education suffers from the missing middle--very few medium sized companies. Historically, there are a handful of large companies and thousands mom and pop operators, but given the distributed nature of the customer base it has been challenging to scale.

Leadership

Leading for Deeper Learning: 10 Proven Strategies

The majority of schools we studied were purpose built and more than half belong to school development networks committed to deeper learning--two big advantages for leaders seeking to consistently challenge and engage students in meaningful work.

EdTech

Better Pitches

"Applicants who are able to describe their need and solutions succinctly tend to resonate more with reviewers," said John Bailey, "There is a reason why we call them "elevator speeches" - because it forces one to strip out what is unnecessary in order to simplify and focus the message."

Personalized Learning

Aspire Public Schools Launch Schoolzilla

Aspire Public Schools announced that its student performance tool, Schoolzilla, will launch as an independent startup. This is the first time a public school system has developed an innovative student performance tool that is launching as an independent entity.

Leadership

How I Learn

The way we learn has changed from 30 years ago with the use of technology and resources at our fingertips. Tom outlines several new ways he and others are learning today.

Leadership

Good Work: Iterating & Innovating At Scale

Four leaders had, by eight years ago, achieved a career crowning accomplishment of running a great school. None were satisfied. Each saw more opportunity to help boost youth success. They viewed blended learning as an chance to innovate and iterate. Unlike superficial Tinkering Toward Utopia, these leaders are engineering powerful learning pathways. Driven by a passion for impact at scale, leaders like Diane, Marcy, Tom and JoAnn are transforming U.S. education.