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Transforming District Governance: Exploring Education in the Year 2025 with NSBA
At the National School Board Association’s annual conference, I had the pleasure of sharing insights from KnowledgeWorks’ strategic foresight publications...
Alabama State Department of Education’s Innovation Zone / Flexibility initiative Approves Waiver
Birmingham City Schools received approval on a waiver submitted under the Alabama State Department of Education’s Innovation Zone/Flexibility initiative.
Making the Dream of College Attainable: Celebrating Early College High Schools
KnowledgeWorks Early College High Schools provide the necessary support for first-generation college goers to help them succeed.
Learning Corridors
As learning de-institutionalizes, we are moving toward an expanded learning ecosystem that has the potential to provide radically personalized learning...
Early College High School Success Story: Lauren Merrell
A first-generation college goer, Lauren Merrell graduated high school with her diploma and enough college credits to allow her to...
Historical Perspective: From Old School to New Competencies
Competency-based education shifts learning to an individualized pace and approach.
Getting Kids Access to College About More Than Politics
Most of the reactions I’ve been seeing to last night’s State of the Union address fall predictably into three camps:...
Changing the Experience of First-Generation College Goers
At KnowledgeWorks early college high schools, we create individualized learning plans for students, provide them the necessary supports and create...
Success at Frederick Douglass High School
Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. are visiting Frederick Douglass High School to discuss new...
Kick Start Your Staff Morale with K-TECH (Part 5): Honor Staff Contributions
Take some time to think about how you have honored your staff in the past and what you might do...
Note Making: Brain Exercise to Enhance Reading Comprehension Skills
Reading is a fundamental task and too many students are not demonstrating mastery of reading comprehension and inference skills.
Kick Start Your Classroom with K-TECH (Part 3): Four Tips for Authentic Student Empowerment
Students who feel authentically empowered within their classroom and school are more engaged in the work and demonstrate better behavior...