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- Issue 7A Shared Definition, AliveSan Marcos Unified: middle school by design · Envision Education: four graduates on what redesign made possibleRead issue (opens in a new tab)
- Issue 6Coming to LifePacific High School’s biomedical pathway · What counts as learning? AB 542Read issue (opens in a new tab)
- Issue 5Learning From One and AnotherThe July convening, when the networks met in person · Escondido Union School District · Linked Learning student survey · LPI’s School Redesign Self-Assessment ToolRead issue (opens in a new tab)
- Issue 4Making the CaseDefense Design Studio at Envision: a window into portfolio defenseRead issue (opens in a new tab)
- Issue 3Moments to CelebrateTulare Kings College + Career Collaborative: regional dual enrollment · Competency-based reporting playbook · LAUSD and Linked LearningRead issue (opens in a new tab)
- Issue 2Building Redesign MomentumEdSource commentary on California’s investment · High school redesign as a launch point (Getting Down to Facts III) · Oakland High School redesignRead issue (opens in a new tab)
- Issue 1Secondary Redesign Pilot NewsletterInspiring school redesign models · Innovative staffing model · The future of the educator · Broadening our perspective on educational attainmentRead issue (opens in a new tab)
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