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Future of Learning

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

Guest Author

Jul 7, 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

Ed Policy

What Should Leadership Look Like in the Age of Generation Alpha? Why Leadership Competencies Are More Important Than Ever

Nate McClennen

Jun 23, 2026

Leadership

Prepare Your People, Protect Your People: Setting the Stage for Successful Change Management

Guest Author

Jun 18, 2026

Student painting a cardboard box with dark red and yellow colors in an art classroom workshop setting.

Ed Policy

The Conditions That Make Durable Skills Real: How Schools and Systems Build for Agency, Identity, and Vision

Guest Author

Jun 2, 2026

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EdTech

The Shift from Informed to Involved: NewSchools Summit as a Call For Agency and Collective Action

Jean Liu

May 15, 2026

Discover how participants at the NewSchools Summit engaged with AI, shifting from users to innovators in technology.

Ed Policy

Rebecca Wolfe on the “When” of Transformation

Nate McClennen

May 13, 2026

How schools can build bottom-up innovation systems that turn classroom sparks into lasting change for learner success.

Ed Policy

The Quiet Quitting Principal: What Districts Can Do to Re-Engage School Leadership

Guest Author

Apr 28, 2026

How districts can spot principal disengagement early and support re-engagement to protect instructional quality, morale, and student outcomes.

Future of Learning

Designing for Belonging: Lessons from Districts Building What Technology Can’t Replace

Rebecca Midles, Tom Vander Ark

Apr 6, 2026

Discover how districts are wrestling with what AI can't replace, prioritizing human skills like belonging, judgment, and connection through systemic redesign.

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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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