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Rethinking student engagement: from "showing up" to active and deep participation
September 8, 2021 · By Lars Esdal

Why schools see engagement as a critical ingredient for student-centered learning—and how they measure it with integrity

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UCLA Community School students reflect: Learning as a comunidad in a pandemic
August 18, 2021 · By Guest Blogger

Relationships of grace and trust carried this student-centered high school community through a most difficult year

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At Spring Lake Park Schools, students and teachers buoy districtwide innovation
August 4, 2021 · By Marcus Penny

In a district used to exploring different ways of personalizing learning, Covid-19 accelerated new approaches to keeping students at the center

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Ethnic Studies to be added to MN social studies standards. Why that matters and what else you should know.
August 3, 2021 · By Danyika Leonard

The Minnesota Department of Education has released the second draft of the revised Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in Social Studies, which adds a new, fifth “strand” of standards dedicated to Ethnic Studies.

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At West Hawaii Explorations Academy, students drive inquiry into the natural world
July 9, 2021 · By Sara Kemper

For a school that centers hands-on learning among sharks and coral, the pandemic required reimagining the spaces and schedules of learning

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Hundreds gather virtually to ask: How can we learn from disruption, and heal forward?
June 10, 2021 · By Marcus Penny

Over ten days in May, a community of student-centered educators and advocates gathered at the fifth regional education convening, Student-Centered Learning for Equity 2021, hosted by the Bush Foundation and Education Evolving.

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At Crosstown High, student agency flourishes on a bedrock of strong relationships
June 2, 2021 · By Sara Kemper

A culture of care, trust, and persistent checking-in means students stay plugged in—whether in-person or over distance.

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Our statement on yesterday’s verdict
April 21, 2021

From the Education Evolving team, our statement on the conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer for the murder of George Floyd.

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At Norris Academy, real-world connections and career exploration drive student learning
April 15, 2021 · By Sara Kemper

For a program already built around students mastering learning outcomes at their own pace, the pandemic was a bump in the road—not a seismic shift.

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At UCLA Community School, student-centered learning means honoring identity and core needs
March 31, 2021 · By Sara Kemper

Acknowledging and celebrating our shared humanity matters just as much as attending to individual differences—especially in a global pandemic.

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