Posts by Karen Swanson
Education Reimagined
Education Reimagined, an initiative of Convergence, arose out of an 18-month dialogue to re-imagine education among 28 ideologically diverse practitioners and leaders. This group of innovators emerged with “A Transformational Vision for Education in the US” which sets out the fundamental transformation of the current school-centered education system to one that is learner-centered. With the vision…
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Elevate Academy: A LiFT Learning Partner Story Elevate Academy is a very different sort of Career and Technical School. As an Idaho charter school offering at-risk youth an alternative to traditional school, Elevate is based on a deceptively simple question asked by co-founder Monica White. “How do we create a system that rewards kids for…
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