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How Kentucky is Listening – and Acting – on Community and Student Voice
Three big ideas are shifting the center of power in education in Kentucky.
Topics: Assessment and Accountability, Future of Learning, Vision and Culture
A Different Path to a Diploma
By taking GED tests where they need credit, North Dakota students can earn their high school diploma.
Students Sparking Change
A student-led initiative to remove an Indigenous mascot highlights one district’s journey to becoming more student-centered.
Resilience and Maturity: One Graduate Navigates Life with Skills Learned
One graduate reflects on the skills learned during her internship and outlined in district’s Portrait of a Graduate. Big takeaway?...
Topics: Higher Education
Choice-Ready in North Dakota: State Launches Five-Year Initiative to Support Districts in Scaling Personalized Learning
Five North Dakota learning communities are working together to ensure their graduates are choice-ready.
Topics: Systems Change
How a Student-Led Effort in Elementary School is Elevating the Importance of Kindness
Topics: Social Emotional Learning
This Ohio District is Seeing Parallel Gains in Students’ Sense of Hope and Their Academic Achievement
In Marysville schools, they're tracking progress by asking students to complete the Student Experience Survey.
Students Deserve to Follow Their Passions – in This North Dakota District, They Can
Students at the Personalized Learning Academy don’t just explore their passions – they discover new ones.
Topics: Social Emotional Learning
What Personalized Learning Can Do – According to a Tenth Grader
With the support of her band teacher, Silver Anderson is pursuing an independent study to compose her own music.
What Happens When Our Youngest Citizens Become Our Most Vocal Citizens
Ten-year-old Madelyn saw a need in her community for a sidewalk, so she made it happen.
Topics: Future of Learning
Student Engagement Through Personalized Learning
High school student Abby Bowser benefits from her district’s commitment to personalized, competency-based learning and its power to cultivate student...
Students in Louisville Creating a Virtual Collection of Learning Artifacts Throughout Their Education
The Backpack of Success Skills initiative in Louisville provides a digital platform that allows students to submit and document learning.
Topics: Assessment and Accountability
Going Without an Agenda: Listening is at the Heart of Family and Community Engagement
Every community includes members with differing perspectives and unique needs.
Topics: Community Partnerships
One Student’s Perspective on What She Wants for Her Future – and What That Means for Her Education Today
Jordyn Peake is a tenth grader who thinks about what she wants for her future every single day.
Caring and Serving Together: The Individual and Community Impact of a Student-Led Organization in Canton, Ohio
C.A.S.T. is a student-led organization dedicated to helping the community of Canton, Ohio.
Topics: Community Partnerships
Rethinking English Class in Farmington, Minnesota
A group of English teachers are redesigning the traditional ninth grade curriculum to better serve all learners.
More Than Test Scores: How One School’s Culture of Data Honors All Learners
A middle school principal created data binders for every teacher for every one of their students to help personalize planning...
More Than Checking Boxes: Personalized Learning at Saluda Trail Middle School
At Saluda Trail STEAM Middle School, the school culture of failing forward is vital to their efforts to transform learning.
Topics: 101
North Dakota School District Ready to Make Bold Changes
Four districts in North Dakota are leading the way in implementing personalized, competency-based learning in the state.
Topics: Education Policy
Maine District Extends Learning Into the Community
A Maine school district is creating a central hub for the community to share real-world learning opportunities.
Topics: Community Partnerships
Marysville Early College High School: “A Foundation for a Fantastic Future”
Elijah Mejia credits the teachers at Marysville Early College High School for creating a foundation for future success.
Topics: Early College High School
How One Student’s Learning Experiences Unlocked a Lifetime of Creativity
How one student’s experiences in school unlocked a passion for filmmaking.
A Career in Science Launched at Toledo Early College High School
Toledo Early College High School graduate Mariam Abou-Dahech published a research articles about building more effective solar devices.
Topics: Early College High School
Determination and Passion: One Student’s Personalized Learning Story
Sometimes I get as nervous interviewing new people as they do being interviewed. Sometimes I am at a loss for...