K 12 Education Reform

Just Thinking… About Federal Funds, Student Support, and the Future of Education with Eric Reaves

As conversations around the future of the U.S. Department of Education continue to intensify, educators and federal program leaders are facing mounting uncertainty about how federal funds will be managed, distributed, and regulated. At the same time, schools serving historically underserved students remain heavily reliant on programs like Title I and other federally supported initiatives…

Bringing Community into the Transformation of K-12 Schools: The Impact of Mentors, Local Voices, and Student Entrepreneurs

As K-12 schools across the U.S. struggle to recover from the learning loss and emotional fallout of the pandemic, a deeper reckoning is underway—one that challenges the very foundation of who’s responsible for educating our children. Despite billions in federal relief, a third of U.S. students are not even reading at a basic level…

Educational Choice Isn’t Enough—Implementation Will Make or Break It

The U.S. education landscape is undergoing a seismic shift as more states adopt education savings accounts (ESAs), signaling a broader push toward personalized, parent-directed learning and broader educational choice. With over a dozen states now offering universal ESA programs, debates around school choice have reached a new level of urgency. Throughout 2024, enthusiasm for…

Rethinking the High School Transcript: ETS and MTC Chart a New Path for Student Success

A major testing organization's acquisition of an alternative transcript platform reflects growing momentum to move beyond traditional grades and standardized me

ESA Success Requires Strategy, Infrastructure, and Support Beyond Legislation

Implementation of education savings accounts hinges on operational readiness that extends well beyond passing new laws

Tackling All That K-12 Schools Try to Do: The Solutions

Schools grapple with impossible mandates while emerging technologies challenge how education's expanding mission should be divided among institutions

What K-12 Education System Tries to Do And Where It Misses

American schools struggle to balance expanding social missions with declining literacy proficiency among core student populations

Bridging the Gap Between Traditional Education and Modern Needs: Why School Educators Need to Shift Focus to Durable Skills Part 1 of 2

Schools must reimagine curricula to equip students with adaptable competencies that outlast technological change

From Academia to Real-World Success: The Essential Shift Needed in Math Education Focus

Students are losing ground because schools aren't teaching the math that actually matters in the workplace

Transform Education Now: Embrace Tech-Driven, Student-Focused Models to Crush Chronic Absenteeism

Schools are discovering that personalized interventions and technology-enabled support systems offer concrete solutions to America's spiraling attendance crisis

Recapping Education in an Era of Disruptive Innovations: Navigating the Tides of Change in Education

Disruptive innovations are forcing educators to rethink what success means and how traditional learning models must evolve

Advancing Teaching: Reshaping Education in a Post-Pandemic World

Educational leaders are shifting focus from traditional models to skills-based learning that prioritizes adaptability and economic mobility

How do Americans Define Success?

Americans are rethinking what it means to succeed beyond traditional markers of education and wealth

Modern Educators: Resilience, Revolution & Key Industry Trends 2023

Behind the classroom door, educators face mounting pressures that schools are only beginning to address through integrated support systems

Systems Replacement in K-12 Education

Schools are ditching outdated infrastructure to build learning environments designed for tomorrow's workforce demands