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The Child IS Chief:
Honoring Student Identity and Agency

Students already have agency—our systems often place artificial caps on it.

Laura Hilger
Senior Director of Teaching and Learning

What is student agency, and why is it important?

Student agency helps students become confident learners who see themselves as capable of growth and change

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How Engaging with the Future Impacts Strategic Planning Today

Immersive futures experiences help participants explore possible futures of learning.

Additional Resources for the State Policy Framework

In support of the State Policy Framework for Personalized Learning, we’ve compiled additional resources to explore conditions more.

Jon Alfuth
Senior Director of State Policy

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Bills to Watch in the 2025 Legislative Session

This year, we’ve had our eyes on a few bills that would give schools and districts more flexibility to enable innovation. Here’s a rundown.

Emily Brixey, PhD
Senior Manager of Policy, Advocacy and Research

Education has embraced this concept as a way of keeping school and student data visible and central to school decision making. If you are considering a data room, here are a few things to remember.

Data Rooms and Other Ideas About Data Use

Education has embraced this concept as a way of keeping school and student data visible and central to school decision making. If you are considering a data room, here are…

We have an opportunity to consider approaches to assessment to suit the education landscape and support individual learning and growth.

What might a minimal federal footprint mean for school quality systems?

Helping education constituents navigate today’s shifting landscape with resilience and success

Lillian Pace
Vice President of Policy and Strategic Advancement

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The Role of the Teacher in a Personalized, Competency-based Classroom

Get answers to common questions about the role of the teacher in a personalized, competency based classroom.

KnowledgeWorks works alongside teachers, school district leaders and communities to provide competency-based education implementation support and to assist in the scaling of a personalized, competency-based learning system tailored to each learning community.

Using Future Studies to Prepare Students for Life After School

Many people, especially – and tragically – many of our young learners, also lack a vision of the future for themselves.

Jason Swanson
Senior Director of Strategic Foresight

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4 Takeaways: How Shared Challenges Support the Shift to Personalized Learning

Key takeaways for educators and leaders engaged in the productive struggle of shifting to personalized, competency-based learning environments.

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Futures Thinking as a Path to Lasting Change

Futures thinking can help us reimagine how education can best serve future generations.

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A Bold Legislative Shift to Redefine Graduation

Insights into New Mexico’s legislative action on graduation requirements and what other states can learn from it

Jon Alfuth
Senior Director of State Policy

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