Publications Issue All Student-Centered Learning DesignsEducator Talent PathwaysOutcomes That MatterAutonomy and Shared Power Evidence for Student-Centered Learning Report • January 2018 America’s schools need to shift from adult-centered and standardized to student-centered and personalized. This report examines academic research that supports the need for this transition. Clearing Policy Barriers to Student-Centered Learning Report • October 2017 A comprehensive review of barriers in Minnesota state policy faced by educators innovating with student-centered learning, and recommendations for removing those barriers. ‘Charter Schools’ Is System Change Memo • June 2017 What most people call ‘charter schools’ is in fact system change. With a new, second, charter sector, public education can be a self-improving system. Success for the district sector might depend on its picking up innovations from the charter sector. Ted Kolderie explains. Summaries of States’ ESSA Accountability Plans Memo • April 2017 On April 3, 2017, fourteen states and D.C. submitted their draft ESSA state accountability plans. This memo contains one-page summaries of each state’s plan, focusing on four primary areas or “big decisions” that ESSA requires each state to address. EE Co-Founder Receives MAAP “Exemplary” Award Article • February 2017 Ted Kolderie is one of two recipients this year of the Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs (MAAP) prestigious “Exemplary Award”. Ted received the award at the 34th Annual MAAP Conference last week at the Verizon Center in Mankato. Commentary: In the Strategy for Public Education Chartering Can Drive Innovation Article • September 2016 Where exactly does chartering fit, in the strategy for public education? Across America that question is rising, as in a number of big cities the charter sector gets larger and as the local districts are losing enrollment. In this commentary in the StarTribune, Ted Kolderie looks at four current answers to the question—and suggests a fifth, more practical answer. Teacher-Powered Leaders Meet With Secretary King: A Reflection Blog Post Article • June 2016 On May 18, two of our teacher-powered ambassadors sat down for tea with U.S. Secretary of Education, John King to discuss teacher leadership. One of those teachers, Jeff Austin, summarized their conversation in this post on the U.S. Department of Education blog. Our Working Definition of Student Achievement and School Quality Memo • May 2016 Having good definitions of the terms “student achievement” and “school quality” is important in our nation’s quest to improve public education. But the two terms are often defined too simply, too narrowly, too controversially. This working memo puts forth our own deeper and broader definitions of these two important terms. Asking the Unasked: Reflection on a Series About Closing the “Achievement Gap” Meeting Notes • April 2016 In October of 2015, Education Evolving (EE) produced a three-session series in partnership with the Achievement Gap Committee, each session examining a different dimension of the challenge to close the gap in achievement across different categories of students. This report is a selective summary of the main points and questions highlighted in this series. A Way to Design Public Schools So All Can Succeed Article • April 2016 “Innovation Zones” will change the way we teach, test and measure learning. A Commentary for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Post navigation ← Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 18 Next → Stay In Touch Get updates, new publications, fresh analysis, and event invitations in your inbox. First Name Last Name Email Address State What do you want to receive? Monthly newsletter (once per month) Blog posts by email (about two per month) See past newsletters in the archive.