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College, Career, Learning Recovery: How America’s high schools are evolving for the next generation of teenagers.
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College Admissions
Future of High School

Mastery Learning Backers Launch New HS Transcript to Help Grads Apply to College

The Mastery Transcript Consortium is now piloting a ‘Learning Record’ that lets a broader view of students accompany standard grades in applications.

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
National School Choice Week
career coaches
Future of High School

How One HS Offers Alumni Career Coaches — and Teaches Grads to Embrace Ambition

After Kelby Hicks graduated from North Carolina's KIPP Pride High, the young professional of color said his career coach proved to be a game changer

Kelby Hicks
college readiness
Career Readiness
Future of High School

Fixing a System that Set Up Youth to Fail: Rhode Island Overhauls High School

Rhode Island aligns its graduation standards, makes FAFSA a requirement, adds real-world courses and ends seat time as a credit criteria

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Future of High School
education
Future of High School

Indianapolis High Schools Using ‘Badges’ to Help Students Land Jobs

The 6 credentials, spotlighting “soft skills” like professionalism, effective communication & time management, help show students can succeed at work.

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
New York City
apprenticeships
Future of High School

New York City’s Apprenticeship Boom for High School Students

Wall Street CEOs and city officials set ambitious goal to give thousands more teens a head start on careers

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell

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Artificial Intelligence
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Future of High School

The Essay’s Future: We Talk to 4 Teachers, 2 Experts and 1 AI Chatbot

ChatGPT, a new, easy-to-use AI tool, could upend the way students learn about writing and self-expression. Is that such a bad thing?

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo

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Transforming How High School Is Taught Is Tough, But Possible: How I Did It

Nikki Wallace
Future of High School

How Educators Transformed Their Tennessee School by Listening to Students

Beth Fertig, XQ INstitute
Direct Democracy

Students Got $10K to Upgrade Their HS. It Drove a Citywide ‘Wave of Democracy’

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
College Admissions

Rethinking College Admissions and Applications with an Eye on AI

Mike Dunn & Chris Horne
Future of High School

Maryland to Scale Youth Apprenticeship Opportunities with $12M Investment

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
high school

Inside Rhode Island’s Historic New Equity-Based Graduation Standards

Angélica Infante-Green
Author: Angélica Infante-Green
innovation

Rethinking High School: Upending Traditional Subject Structure in Indiana

Beth Fertig, XQ INstitute
Cleveland

Path to Middle Class Jobs: New Manufacturing Center Combines Classroom, Museum

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
Future of High School

Fueled by Pandemic, Homeschool ‘Hybrids’ Gain Traction With Middle-Class Parents

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo

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Los Angeles Skilled Trades Program Mixes Summer Jobs and Training All in One

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
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Indianapolis Students Get Leg Up On Careers With European-Style Apprenticeship

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
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Challenging 5 Big Assumptions About Education: How 232 Schools Are Innovating

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