Civic Education and Deeper Learning
Civic Education and Deeper Learning This report proposes that the turn toward deeper learning in education reform should go hand in hand with a renewed emphasis on high-quality civics education. Students at the Center: Deeper…
New Skills at Work
Communities across the US are working to rebuild their economies and seeing signs of success, but persistent challenges remain. These reports on the New Skills at Work initiative offer specific steps to develop career pathways…
Deeper Learning for Students with Disabilities
Deeper Learning for Students with Disabilities More than 6 million students with disabilities attend elementary and secondary schools across the United States. With the proper supports, these students can meet goals described by deeper learning…
Integrating Earning College Credit in High Schools into Accountability Systems
Integrating Earning College Credit in High Schools into Accountability Systems Students who earn college credits by taking a college-level course while in high school are more likely to enter college and succeed. This paper encourages…
Maximizing Federal Support and Opportunity for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Maximizing Federal Support and Opportunity for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts This report identifies 15 opportunities to increase federal funding for the Commonwealth through new and existing programs, many of which would also increase services for…
Impact Profile of Erin Chavez: Finding a Lifelong Career through Accelerating Opportunity
Impact Profile of Erin Chavez: Finding a Lifelong Career through Accelerating Opportunity Through the Accelerating Opportunity initiative, Erin Chavez, a single mother, was able to pursue a fulfilling career in health care. In May 2014,…
How School Districts can Support Deeper Learning: The Need for Performance Alignment
How School Districts can Support Deeper Learning: The Need for Performance Alignment Historically, school district central offices have been ill equipped to support ambitious deeper learning goals. District leaders must embrace “performance alignment,” a continuous…
Equal Opportunity for Deeper Learning
Equal Opportunity for Deeper Learning This report addresses the issue of equity in a crucial dimension: teaching and learning. To ensure equity in access to deeper learning, practices and policies must address the context for…
The Implications of Deeper Learning for Adolescent Immigrants and English Language Learners
The Implications of Deeper Learning for Adolescent Immigrants and English Language Learners This report argues that students who are immigrants and/or “English language learners” (ELLs) often exhibit strengths that monolingual, non-immigrant children may not have…