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Answering Arne Duncan’s Five Must-Answer Questions

It's time to answer Arne Duncan's education questions for the presidential candidates. Here are our responses. 

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Worth a Read: “Four-Dimensional Education”

What exactly should students learn to be successful in the 21st century? This book is worth a read. 

Published: February 17, 2016
Topics: Community Partnerships, Education Policy, Future of Learning
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Museums Can Star in a Vibrant Future of Education

Museums have the potential to play a starring role in making the future of education vibrant. How can you play...

Published: February 16, 2016
Topics: Community Partnerships, Future of Learning
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Raising the Level of Education Debate

It’s time to raise the level of education debate throughout the country. It’s time to discuss how to best educate...

Published: January 13, 2016
Topics: Community Partnerships, Education Policy, Future of Learning
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The Power of Partnerships! School – Business partnerships in Marion, Ohio, preparing students for local, global job market

School – Business partnerships in Marion, Ohio, have helped with the creation of career pathways that are preparing students for...

Published: October 20, 2015
Topics: Community Partnerships, Early College High School
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What’s Your Dream Job?

Exploring the Future Education Workforce: New Roles for an Expanding Learning Ecosystem may prompt you to think about what your...

Published: October 5, 2015
Topics: Community Partnerships, Future of Learning
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Communication Tips: Six Ways to Increase Partnership Engagement

It takes a commitment to act and dedicate resources and time to cultivate partnerships and advocates. Here are six ways...

Published: September 17, 2015
Topics: Community Partnerships
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Walking the Data Walk: Reflections on a KnowledgeWorks Board Meeting

“Driven by Data” may be a decade old – school people may be tired of data rooms – but the power...

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Back to school: Taking time to #thankateacher

In celebration of passionate educators like Clara Barefoot Sehorn, go thank a teacher.

Published: August 19, 2015
Topics: Community Partnerships
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From Butts in Seats to Minds on Fire: A Self Interview

Are you looking for an awesome session to attend at SXSWedu? Of course you are because you are clearly erudite,...

Published: August 12, 2015
Topics: Community Partnerships, Education Policy
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If students re-imagined school, this is what it could look like.

Guest post by Mary Tighe What could an innovative learning system look like through the eyes of 20 current high...

Published: July 16, 2015
Topics: Community Partnerships, Education Policy, ESSA, Future of Learning
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Best In Class

Graduation from Reynoldsburg High School this year was the first class where students studied for all four years in the...

Published: June 5, 2015
Topics: Community Partnerships, Early College High School
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Looking to Partnerships in Early College Success

Collaboration, networking and leveraging existing relationships are necessary aspects to create the partnerships that lead to success.

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Partnership is Relationship

Deep, rich partnerships are an essential component of KnowledgeWorks schools.

Published: March 31, 2015
Topics: Community Partnerships
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If These College Students Could Re-Design High School, Here’s What It Would Be

Find out how college students answered when we asked them questions about how they learn, what challenges students are facing...

Published: January 5, 2015
Topics: Community Partnerships, Future of Learning
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Sharing Educational Insight at iNACOL Annual Symposium

More than 2,500 experts and educational leaders explored the next-generation of learning at this year’s iNACOL Blended and Online Learning...

Published: November 10, 2014
Topics: Community Partnerships, Education Policy, ESSA
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Congratulations to Akron – Talent Dividend Prize Winner

From 2010 to 2013, Akron had an increase of more than 20 percent in the number of students earning associate,...

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Big Data Backlash

Matt Williams led and facilitated a session at the Grantmakers for Education’s (GFE) annual conference in Miami. The session was...

Published: October 30, 2014
Topics: Community Partnerships, Education Policy
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Insight from recent White House, U.S. Department of Education forum

The White House and USDOE are calling on communities to work together toward ambitious college success goals through shared plans...

Published: August 8, 2014
Topics: Community Partnerships, Future of Learning