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New Designs for School

New Orleans Invests in College Readiness

This year, the city of New Orleans will graduate over 2,500 high school seniors—its largest class since Hurricane Katrina.
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Dollars & Sense: Analyzing Financial Decisions in NGLC K-12 Breakthrough Model Schools

Is personalized learning meeting its productivity promise? The latest brief from the Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) examines the budgets, operations, and sustainability of 20 breakthrough model schools in search of answers.
Technology Tools

When Schools Design Their Own EdTech Platform

Matchbook Learning’s executive team, its school’s leadership team, and teachers and students all take part in designing Spark, says CTO Al Motley.
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In One Year, SC Turnaround School Pulls a Stunning 180

If 40,000 kids’ lives could be changed through education better tailored to their needs, would you believe it?
Why Schools Need to Change

The Practical Value of a Liberal Education

University of New England Provost James Koelbl argues that skills learned from a broad liberal education are linked to success in any career and in life.
Technology Tools

A Shout Out for Learning Technology’s Role in Middle School Student Achievement

Three practices to use Common Core-aligned learning technologies successfully.
New Designs for School

Symbols of Our Learning: Personalized Learning in 4 Schools

The holiday season reminds us of the power of symbols. Artifacts from a recent trip to NYC are symbols of personalized learning schools in action.
New Designs for School

What I Learned about Personalized Learning from 3 Chicago Schools

Educator Lucy Colville shares key insights from her recent visit to three NGLC Breakthrough Schools in Chicago.
Designing for Equity

More Than Instruction: Schools with the power to transform communities

When we opened Thrive Public School in San Diego 5 years ago, we knew we had the opportunity and the responsibility to create an intentionally diverse school.
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Why Every Student Should Have a Mentor and Every Teacher Should Be One

Mentorship in middle and high school has the power to impact the course of students’ academic and personal life trajectories.