By Nichelle Gilbert, Zully Rodríguez, and Antonio Granillo, Partnership for Community Action | July 9, 2020
We can either wait for the world to go back to “normal,” or we can seize this moment and build an education system that serves all children.
How COVID-19 Allows Us to Reimagine Our Education System
From Poster to Practice: How to Fulfill the Promise of Graduate Profiles
By Justin Wells | Executive Director, Envision Learning Partners | July 2, 2020
If we don’t see graduate profiles made visible in actual student work then we’re destined to look back on grad profiles as another edu-trend.
What Education and Policing Have in Common
By Landon Mascareñaz | June 25, 2020
Both systems were created by white men to advance white men. Both systems resisted efforts at integration. Both systems were not built or created by those they now serve.
The Future of Black Education in New Mexico
By Future Focused Education | June 18, 2020.
Black teachers and leaders share what it means to be a Black educator in New Mexico, and how to dismantle the racist education system starting now.
Our Pledge to Students: We Hear You. And We Will Follow Your Lead.
By Future Focused Education | June 10, 2020.
The Black Lives Matter protests are proof that schools must be dismantled to address the system’s inherent racism. This is our pledge to the students who are at the front lines of change.
How Future Focused’s Theory of Change is Taking Hold in Minneapolis
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.