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Teaching Power: What Schools Teach About Authority and Democracy

by: Jason E. Glass, Ed.D.

Our country has reached an inflection point. Core institutions are being tested on a simple but unforgiving question: do they exist to cultivate democracy and human dignity, or to enforce authority and control?

School leaders must be explicit about the kind of experience their schools create—not just what they teach, but how power is exercised and whose voices count.

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Student-Driven Learning

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Architects of Learning: How The Village School and Khan Network Are Reimagining Education
Architects of Learning: How The Village School and Khan Network Are Reimagining Education

by: Elizabeth Dean, Ed.D

Want Seismic Shift? Center Teachers as Agents of Transformational Change
Want Seismic Shift? Center Teachers as Agents of Transformational Change

by: Julie Meltzer

Let Them: A Mindset Shift for Schools
Let Them: A Mindset Shift for Schools

by: Carmen Coleman

Trust Along the Trail: Reimagining Middle School
Trust Along the Trail: Reimagining Middle School

By: Brian Hyosaka

The Future of Teaching and Learning is Teams: What If Education Were Transformed One Team at a Time?
The Future of Teaching and Learning is Teams: What If Education Were Transformed One Team at a Time?

By: Erin O’Reilly, Mar Cano & Nick Salmon

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Caring & Connected Communities

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Voice ≠ Power: From Speaking Up to Shaping Together
Voice ≠ Power: From Speaking Up to Shaping Together

by: Benjamin Freud, Ph.D.

Our Stories: Gateways to Humanity, Curiosity, and Change
Our Stories: Gateways to Humanity, Curiosity, and Change

By: Jennifer Ahn

Connection Before Curriculum: Why Belonging Is the Foundation for Learning
Connection Before Curriculum: Why Belonging Is the Foundation for Learning

By: Benjamin Sheridan

Privileged Information: The Unseen Knowledge That Shapes Meaning, Learning and Work
Privileged Information: The Unseen Knowledge That Shapes Meaning, Learning and Work

By: Elliot Washor

Reimagine a New Vision for Education Through Career, Community, and Life-Connected Learning
Reimagine a New Vision for Education Through Career, Community, and Life-Connected Learning

By: Scott Carr

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Evidence of Deeper Learning

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Five Simple Ways to Start Grading Less
Five Simple Ways to Start Grading Less

by Guest Author: Drew Schrader (School Design Partner, Challenge Success)

Using Improvement Science to Build Know-How and Self-Confidence
Using Improvement Science to Build Know-How and Self-Confidence

by Guest Author: Drew Schrader (School Design Partner, Challenge Success)

Changing Grading is About Learning, Not Implementation.
Changing Grading is About Learning, Not Implementation.

by Guest Author: Drew Schrader (School Design Partner, Challenge Success)

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Real-World Challenges

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Students Are More Than Tokens: How to Authentically Consider Student Voice and Take Them Along for the Ride
Students Are More Than Tokens: How to Authentically Consider Student Voice and Take Them Along for the Ride

By: Kyra Monèt Caldwell Templeton, Ph.D.

Students’ Perceptions of AI In Seven High Schools: Moving from Avoidance and Deterrence to Responsible Engagement
Students’ Perceptions of AI In Seven High Schools: Moving from Avoidance and Deterrence to Responsible Engagement

By Tony Frontier, PhD

How Designing Cat Toys Helped My Students Learn Through Purpose, Not Just Process
How Designing Cat Toys Helped My Students Learn Through Purpose, Not Just Process

By: Lee Steven Zantua

Whose Bread Is It Anyway?
Whose Bread Is It Anyway?

By: Justin Lai

Living Roots: Rediscovering Our Cultural Identity
Living Roots: Rediscovering Our Cultural Identity

By Carmen Elizabeth Tijerina, Inés de la Peña, and Bernardo Jesé Avendaño