The future of education feels unsettled. Artificial Intelligence, hybrid and micro schools, and rising tuition are reshaping the landscape faster than most communities can adapt. It is tempting to look for quick answers; but the future of schools will not be determined by a single solution or trend. It will emerge through the willingness and courage to face uncertainty, try new models, and lead change—especially when it’s uncomfortable.

There’s a method to the magic: Transformational learning comes when warm, positive relationships are cultivated within a professional culture grounded in purpose, intentional practice, and shared responsibility for every student’s success.

Teachers ask questions daily, but few receive training on how to do it effectively. Intentional questioning can enhance understanding, foster creativity, and promote equitable participation. So, what do you need to know about questioning?

NAIS found that families aren’t just choosing a school, they’re hiring it to do a specific job in their child’s life. By interviewing thousands of families, NAIS’s Jobs to Be Done research offers leaders clarity for identifying their school’s mission imperatives and aligning their priorities.

Choose Your Move is a strategy-based game where students are given a prompt, problem, or question and asked to choose a strategy or approach they believe works best, and then explain why.

Executive functions are complex mental processes that help us plan, focus attention, follow directions, and manage complex tasks. And, they’re largely invisible! So, what does supporting EF in the classroom actually looks like?

Too often, school rewards a narrow definition of success—one that favors speed, standardization, and conformity over creativity, adaptability, and depth. UDL creates inclusive classrooms where all students—not just those who fit the mold—can engage meaningfully and show what they know. Learn 4 ways to build a classroom where neurodiverse learners and students with learning differences can thrive…

If you work in a learning community, you lead—whether you call it that or not. Leadership is how you exercise judgment, respond under pressure, and invite others into the work. More than charisma or authority, skilled leadership requires clarity, courage, and meaningful collaboration. Building your leadership muscle is an ongoing, intentional process that centers around 3 core actions…

I just heard that one of the most skilled and passionate teachers I’ve ever worked with is leaving the profession at the end of this year…Her approach to teaching changed lives—mine included. So when I asked why she was stepping away from a job she clearly loved, her answer stuck: “It’s all just too much. I’d rather leave than feel like I’m failing my students.”

In its simplest terms, executive functioning refers to the skills that help us complete tasks. To elaborate further, executive functions (EFs) refer to “mental functions that enable us to reason and problem solve; understand what we read or hear in a lecture; exercise choice, self-control, and discipline; be creative, and flexibly adjust to change or new information”

Student-centered learning emphasizes voice, choice, and agency—but without clear structures, norms, and criteria for success, students may feel unmoored rather than empowered. Structural elements don’t get as much glory, but together they form the foundation for creative risk-taking and real innovation.

Culture is the heart of every school. It’s not written in policy or easily captured by data—but you can feel it in the hallways and see it in the classrooms. A school’s professional culture is how teachers work and learn together—or don’t.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework acknowledging diverse student learning styles.