This initiative is fundamentally changing our assessment system in favor of anti-racist, equitable, community-centered capstone projects as an alternative to standardized testing. Learn more here.
We Can’t Talk About Racism Without Social Emotional Skills
By Ali Moore | Director of Student Support, Future Focused Education
When we equip our young people with social and emotional skills, they have the tools to further dismantle the racial inequities of our time.
We Know Capstones Already Work, Why Aren’t We Using Them?
By Mary Parr-Sanchez, President of National Education Association New Mexico, and Rachel Padilla, Grant Writer for the NEA-NM Center for Community Schools
Project-based learning and capstone assessments are nothing new—we’ve been using them across New Mexico for decades. So, why aren’t we using them?
How New Mexico is Working to Decolonize Curriculum
By Alexis Álvarez
To overcome the flaws in the system at this point in our history, New Mexico’s students need a truly intersectional and postcolonial lens in their curriculum. Here’s how we’re working toward decolonizing.
How Do Students Really Feel About Standardized Tests? Youth Interns Survey Peers to Find Out
Local high school research interns asked their peers what students should be required to demonstrate before graduating. Their results were eye-opening.
Three New Roles of the Post-Pandemic Teacher
By Robert Fung | Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment at Health Leadership High School
As we conclude a full year of educating students during a pandemic—what can teaching look like going forward? Not one, but three, roles have emerged for teachers.
How to Combat Institutionalized Racism: Rethink Standardized Testing
A conversation with Samantha Diaz, Director of Public Charter Schools at Pillsbury United Communities
What Does a Senior Capstone Really Look Like?
Siembra Leadership High Schoolers Create Commercials for Real Businesses–and Win Cash Prizes.
Where Did the Teachers of Color Go?
By Kim Lanoy-Sandoval, LEAP Program Administrator
Nationally we are asking, “Where did all the teachers go?” For over a decade we have seen a decline in candidates entering the teaching profession. More so, we have seen a decline in teachers of color.
Job Prospects for “Generation Limbo”
By Julia Freeland Fisher | Director of Education at Clayton Christensen Institute
The next generation is in a catch-22: young people can’t gain the work experience employers demand if they can’t access work experiences in the first place. Here’s how to fix it.
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