By Katie Barrett Kramer and Dan Cooley | Founding Partners, The School Leadership Project
The School Leadership Project is exploring the power and possibility of putting students at the center of educational change and justice—and they’re using Future Focused as a model. Here’s how.
First in the State: New Mexico High Schoolers Receive Community Health Certification
By Leticia Archuleta | Executive Director, Health Leadership High School | May 21, 2020
Health Leadership High School is the first High School in the state to offer a dual credit certification to become Community Health Workers.
What Happens When You Foster a Culture of Love
By Amanda Chavez | Principal, César Chávez Elementary, Santa Fe Public Schools, New Mexico | April 29, 2020
As a part of our series on the social determinants of education, here is a story from a Santa Fe elementary school that is working to heal adverse childhood experiences by using a simple and powerful framework: love.
Now Is the Time to Put Equity Into Action
By Jaqlyn Renee Baldwin, LCSW, MBA | Executive Director, Siembra Leadership High School, April 21, 2020. COVID-19 has given us the time to listen, to respond, to retool. New Mexico has an opportunity to lead and shine when it comes to equity in education for all students. The only thing standing in our way is ourselves.
How Crisis Can Lead to Transformation: Fixing Our Broken Systems Can Start Now
By Doannie Tran | Equity and Strategy Fellow at Center for Innovation in Education | April 9, 2020
Often a crisis causes us to question ourselves, our relationships, and our institutions. The coronavirus is revealing how our education system does not serve us. Now is the time to change.
Are Graduate Profiles a Fad? Or a Real Fix?
By Tony Monfiletto | Executive Director, Future Focused Education | February 27, 2020
Graduate profiles are a hot new thing in education reform – but there’s something missing. They must be promises to young people rather than projections by adults.
Why New Mexico Schools Need Equity Councils: A Parent’s Perspective
By Songtree Pioche | Parent and Advocate, Taos Pueblo/Oglala Lakota
“Equity Councils should honor the courageous voices of those who hunger for resources.”
New Research That Helps Put Personalized Learning into Practice
By Amy Huang | Former Senior Director of Programs, LEAP Innovations in Chicago
A Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative study of personalized learning in Chicago unpacks how schools can successfully implement personalized learning, highlighting four common practices.
How EdUprising Changed My Approach to Teaching: A Professor’s Perspective
By Helen Mary McFeely | Doctoral Candidate, University of New Mexico | January 23, 2019
This conference gave me exciting new tools to work with. As a professor working with education majors, I wondered…can I use an emotional check-in with college students? What would that look like?
[Book Release] Together We Rise: What Innovative Education Looks Like
Download the “Together We Rise” blog compilation, a collection of the best Future Focused articles featuring local and national leaders in education.