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By: Dagan Bernstein Interest in the metaverse has spiked and waned over the past two years. As we cycle through phases of interest it gives us an opportunity to look at the implications of immersive technologies on learning. The Ready Player One Test In his book Failure to Disrupt MIT educator and researcher Justin Reich says thatContinue reading “The Ready Player One Test”

By: Julia Freeland Fisher In recent years, bipartisan support for career-connected learning has blossomed among education advocates, policymakers, and philanthropists. With it, a growing supply of work experiences, like internships, are on offer to high school students. But that enthusiasm has fallen into an all-too-common trap in education reform: indexing progress based on inputs, ratherContinue reading “Measuring Connections in Career-Connected Learning”

By: Matt McQuillen An integral part of K-12 education is preparing students to shape their own lives beyond high school, whether they choose college, technical school, or the workforce. And while there is no single recipe for this, there just might be a secret sauce. The State of College and Career Readiness in K–12: 2022Continue reading “The Secret Sauce to a Successful College and Career Readiness Program”

Young Men United is an opportunity to keep more of our young Black men on track by providing them with the crucial support they need to develop bright futures. This initiative was launched to ensure that 25,000 young Black men successfully complete college and are career-ready, ready to fuel the pipeline for jobs that corporationsContinue reading “Young Men United: Opportunity Awaits”

By: Mariko Yoshisato Cavey and Kate Cochran As we approach the end of the third school year impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, disruptions to schools and communities continue to have lasting effects on students. To help address the challenges of the pandemic, the National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS) was launched by the Biden-Harris Administration inContinue reading “Mobilizing the Higher Education Community to Support P-12 Pandemic Recovery”

On one of our most recent town halls, Next Generation Learning Goals: What Should Students Know we focused much of the conversation on skills frameworks, portraits of a graduate and conversations about the VUCA future. We also discussed that when learners develop skills, they simultaneously need to develop the confidence to articulate their strengths and areasContinue reading “Skillsline: Developing Career-Ready Human Skills”

Communities play a significant role in providing support and guidance to students as they explore who they are and the impact they want to make in the world. Developing connections between education, businesses, organizations, and other community stakeholders promote student success and can meet the workforce needs of a region. Students who participate in work-basedContinue reading “ConnectED Community Partnerships Create Pathways”

On April 23-25, 2023, 2000 people from 47 states and 12 nations spanning five continents came together as one community at the Carnegie Summit 2023 in San Diego. This event marked the 10th anniversary of the Carnegie Summit on Improvement in Education, an annual convening of a community of improvers to connect, share work, learn,Continue reading “Carnegie Summit 2023: Improvement For All”

By: Teddy Hartmart Social media’s impact on youth’s well-being has become a top concern for lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. With growing concerns over mental health, misinformation, and data privacy, policymakers have placed social media giants in their sights through legislation like KOSA or congressional hearings. A more recent and drastic attempt to thwartContinue reading “Balancing Act: Preserving Children’s Rights in the Digital Age”

Conferences must center learners. In beautiful San Diego, at the 10th anniversary Deeper Learning Conference, attendees were welcomed with an open-air pop-up shop where student entrepreneurs sold carefully crafted goods (shoutout to Quinn’s Creations for clay earrings) and shared their varied stories of design and learning. It was evident from the onset that this conference, hosted by HighContinue reading “Getting Deep at Deeper Learning”