Resources

With 20 years of experience, KnowledgeWorks passionate, experienced team partners with schools, communities and policymakers. Access our library of resources: strategic forecasts, academic white papers, infographics, stories from the field, success stories from our partners and more.

Filter by Type
Filter by Topic
Filter by Author

Article
Liberatory Education Today: AfroRithms from the Future

Guest author and contributor to our forecast Lonny Brooks explains how the gamified forecasting tool AfroRithms from the Futures works.

Published: October 13, 2022
Topics: Education Equity, Future of Learning
Article
Ohio’s Whole Child Framework

Services to students and families to support child behavioral health through Ohio's Whole Child Framework

Published: October 11, 2022
Topics: Social Emotional Learning
Article
Personalized, competency-based learning isn’t about us. It’s about our learners.

Supporting students isn’t an issue of partisan politics – it’s a necessity.

Published: October 11, 2022
Topics: Vision and Culture
Article
Liberatory Education: Fulfilling Education’s Promises

What do systems look like when they move from equity to liberation? Take a look.

Published: October 7, 2022
Topics: Education Equity, Future of Learning, Systems Change
Article
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.

Published: October 5, 2022
Topics: Building Capacity, Community Partnerships
Article
Julia E. Torres: Four Actionable Tips for an Inclusive Learning Environment

Language arts teacher-librarian Julia E. Torres provides actionable tips for creating inclusive and engaging classrooms.

Published: September 30, 2022
Topics: Future of Learning, Systems Change
Publication
Capita Futures Toolkit

This toolkit contains instructions, examples and templates to examine current realities, explore possibilities and chart a course forward.

Published: September 28, 2022
Topics: Future of Learning
Article
Get to Know Our New CEO and President Bill Hite

Bill Hite’s professional experience includes serving at every level – teacher, principal, central office administrator and superintendent.

Published: September 21, 2022
Topics: 101
Publication
Transforming for Tomorrow: A State Policymaker’s Guide for Supporting Student-Centered Education Systems

This guide is designed to help a range of state policymakers identify initial steps to support schools and districts wanting...

Published: September 12, 2022
Topics: Assessment and Accountability, Education Policy, Vision and Culture
Article
A Liberatory Library: Connecting Through Our Differences

Providing book lists for elementary, middle and high school ages, Julia E. Torres explains why reading books by and about...

Published: September 1, 2022
Topics: Education Equity
Article
Connecting the Dots: Linking Student-Centered Learning and College and Career Pathways

How student-centered learning and college and career pathways best prepare learners to create a more hopeful future

Published: August 31, 2022
Topics: Education Policy
Publication
Dreaming Into Learning Futures

This publication, created in partnership with the Reinvention Lab and with input from many, explores where education could be headed...

Published: August 26, 2022
Topics: Future of Learning
Video
State-level Approaches and Strategies for Personalized, Competency-Based Learning

Learn more about state-level approaches and strategies for implementing personalized, competency-based learning based on research findings.

Published: August 19, 2022
Topics: Impact and Improvement, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
Article
Vote for KnowledgeWorks in SXSWedu 2023 Panel Picker

SXSWEdu Panel Picker features a panel from KnowledgeWorks and the Reinvention Lab.

Published: August 16, 2022
Topics: Future of Learning
Article
Working Toward a Liberatory Education System: Q&A with Laura Hilger

Liberatory education can mean different things to different people. Here’s how one of our teaching and learning directors sees it.

Published: August 10, 2022
Topics: Education Equity, Future of Learning, Systems Change
Video
Why – and How – Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Works

A conversation with researchers and district leaders about new research on cross-state implementation of personalized, competency-based learning

Published: August 3, 2022
Topics: Impact and Improvement
Video
Six Areas Where Policy Is Advancing Student-Centered Learning

Watch a conversation about states passing student-centered education policies from the six areas of interest.

Video
Creating Coalitions To Transform Education

How a network approach to systems change fosters authentic collaboration and meaningful transformations

Published: July 21, 2022
Topics: Community Partnerships, Future of Learning, Systems Change
Article
Five Recommendations for District Leaders Implementing Personalized, Competency-Based Learning

A report gives recommendations for district leaders implementing personalized, competency-based learning based off groundbreaking research.

Published: July 19, 2022
Topics: Impact and Improvement, Systems Change
Publication
State Policies to Support Student-Centered Learning

KnowledgeWorks and ECS teamed up for a 50-state student-centered policy scan. Read the joint brief.

Published: July 14, 2022
Topics: Education Policy
Article
What Grading for Equity Looks Like in This Arizona High School

How one high school is rethinking grades to better reflect what students know and know how to do

Published: July 12, 2022
Topics: Assessment and Accountability, Systems Change
Article
Five Recommendations for State Leaders Implementing Personalized, Competency-Based Learning

A report gives recommendations for state leaders implementing personalized, competency-based learning based off groundbreaking research.

Published: June 30, 2022
Topics: Education Policy, Impact and Improvement
Article
Capturing and Communicating Learning Requires More Than Time-Based Measures

Learn how a mastery-based transcript meets the needs of future-focused teaching and learning and how we can implement it.

Published: June 23, 2022
Topics: 101, Assessment and Accountability, Education Policy