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A Different Path to a Diploma
By taking GED tests where they need credit, North Dakota students can earn their high school diploma.
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What Happens When Districts Learn from Each Other
Every system, like every learner, is an individual. And they can learn a lot from each other.
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KnowledgeWorks Announces 2022-23 “Leading Change” Community Fellows
KnowledgeWorks has named seven Leading Change Community Fellows for its 2022-23 cohort. Find out who they are.
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Foundations for De-Siloing Education Systems
How a network approach to systems change fosters authentic collaboration and meaningful transformations
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How I’m Using Imagining Liberatory Education Futures
A futurist walks us through how she works with our forecast Imagining Liberatory Education Futures and applies it locally.
Published: June 21, 2022
Topics: 101, Community Partnerships, Future of Learning, Vision and Culture
Topics: 101, Community Partnerships, Future of Learning, Vision and Culture
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Educating Kentucky: Innovation, One Step at a Time
Learn the steps Kentucky took to innovate their system into one that is futures-oriented, collaborative and inclusive.
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Students Want Meaningful, Personalized Learning – and Pennsylvania Educators Do, Too
How listening to students – and acting on what they hear – is shaping teaching and learning in Pennsylvania
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Students Sparking Change
A student-led initiative to remove an Indigenous mascot highlights one district’s journey to becoming more student-centered.
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Introducing the 2021-2022 Leading Change Community Fellows
Passing the torch to a new group of educators who will set the direction for the Leading Change PLC
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Advocacy Is an Art
Exploring community-based advocacy strategies used in environmental folk arts that can be used for personalized-competency-based learning
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Where Do We Go From Here? Navigating Our Current World of Learning
What can education communities learn from COVID, and what are actionable strategies for education leaders to use? Here are some...
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Authentic Relationships Wanted: A Human-Centered Approach to Systems Change
Dr. Shelley Zion, Faculty Director of the PEER Lab, share her insights for how to engage in meaningful community engagement.
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Centering Black Voices and Shifting Power: An Interview with the Black Mothers Forum
Janelle Wood from the Black Mothers Forum talks with us about how policy can help empower communities of color and...
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Think Globally, Act Locally
Chuck Ambrose uses experiences with Missouri Innovation Campus and KnowledgeWorks to discuss preparation for an uncertain future of global challenges.
Published: March 12, 2020
Topics: Community Partnerships
Topics: Community Partnerships
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2020 Forecast Provided Nellie Mae a Path Forward
Nellie Mae Education Foundation president and CEO looks back on the 2010 education forecast implementations and looks forward with the...
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Q&A with Cindy Foley: Developing Systemic Interdependence
Katie King discusses Systemic Interdependence from KnowledgeWorks' Future Forecast with Columbus Museum of Art's Cindy Foley.
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A New Civic Discourse: Influencing Change Through Dialogues
The idea that new dialogues would facilitate societal change is explored by the driver of change, A New Civic Discourse.
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Home Visits Flip the Script on Parent Engagement
Learn how one North Dakota teacher started building relationships with her students with home visits before the start of the...
Published: November 19, 2019
Topics: Community Partnerships
Topics: Community Partnerships
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Museums Can Take on Learning Ecosystem Leadership
Community-based learning organizations like museums have a critical role to play in learning.
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Positive Math Growth Mindset Environment
StrivePartnership has recently pursued helping move the needle on middle grade math outcomes.
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For Early College High Schools, Community Is Critical
Cultivating community is essential for supporting early college students today and in the future.
Published: May 30, 2019
Topics: Community Partnerships, Early College High School, Future of Learning
Topics: Community Partnerships, Early College High School, Future of Learning
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How the Portrait of a Graduate Can Help Communities Explore the Future of Learning
A learning community’s Portrait of a Graduate is a powerful tool for thinking about the implications of change.
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Going Without an Agenda: Listening is at the Heart of Family and Community Engagement
Every community includes members with differing perspectives and unique needs.
Published: April 23, 2019
Topics: Community Partnerships
Topics: Community Partnerships
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What Are Reading Advocates and How Do They Encourage Readers?
A reading advocate values literacy; they encourage children to read and model a love of reading.