Cultivating Agency, Relevance, & Purpose

Alan Cheng: The power of public schools

Public schools are one of the last shared civic spaces where young people of all backgrounds come together. But when schools define success by compliance, it limits the development of the agency that civic life demands. Alan Cheng argues schools must cultivate empathy, collaboration, and the belief that every young person can lead and shape their communities. CLICK HERE to learn more.

Big Picture Learning: Rethinking how we measure human potential

What if our schools have been asking the wrong question all along? Andrea Purcell believes every student is smart and capable, and that a ranked system of assessment was never designed to show us how. Through real internships, professional mentors, and community-connected learning, Big Picture schools are proving that when young people learn through what they love, they flourish. CLICK HERE to learn more.

LEAP Innovations Reimagining public education to center engagement

A middle schooler redesigning healthcare access. A group of Bronx seniors designing a women’s safety shelter. This is what becomes possible when young people are given the space and trust to lead. Beverly Leon believes the future of education is as much about what students build, for themselves and for their communities, as what they learn. CLICK HERE to learn more.

Center for Innovation in
Education Co-creating the next generation of education systems

We talk a lot about “rolling out” change in education, which can often mean rolling it over people. As a champion of open leadership, Doannie Tran believes lasting change in education happens when communities are genuinely included in the design process from the beginning. His challenge to every leader is to find one thorny problem in your system and tackle it together with an unusually inclusive group. CLICK HERE to learn more.