We are a Minnesota-based nonprofit, nonpartisan organization driving transformational designs for learning, larger professional roles for educators, and policies that catalyze community-led innovation.
The one-size-fits-all model of school prevalent today was never designed to truly serve all students, nor to prepare them for a changing 21st century world.
Learning must be more student-centered. It must honor each student’s unique assets, interests, identities, and aspirations—and be designed with students’ ideas and voices at the table.
» What we mean by student-centered learning
» How we define educational equity
If equitable, student-centered learning is the goal, education needs a new theory of change:
We advance this theory of change through three strategies: thought leadership to shift hearts and minds; advocacy to shift policies and institutions; and educator support to shift practices and prove change is possible.
» More on our theory of change and strategies
We’re currently focused on changing the design of learning experiences; where and how decisions are made; how success is defined and measured; and how teachers are recruited, prepared, and retained.
» More about our work and focus issues
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» Read more about our work in our most recent annual report