Self-directed learning begins with a powerful premise: students should have meaningful ownership of their learning. But creating classrooms where students genuinely exercise voice, choice, and agency requires something equally important. […]

As a building principal for more than a decade, one of my greatest professional frustrations—shared by many principals—is how the daily demands of the role often prevent us from being […]

Photo Caption: Hopkins School District, The Prism Challenge Co-Design Workshops (2025–2026) Community. Connection. Belonging. These are essential conditions for learning and teaching well. Yet for too long, schools have been […]

This weekend, the Teacher-Powered coaching team gathered for our annual retreat in Pasadena. Coaches from across the country come together to collectively advance the technical assistance arm of Teacher-Powered Schools. […]

Education Evolving identifies seven principles of student-centered learning that, when fully realized, create an equitable learning environment for all students. These principles include: positive relationships, foundational needs met, positive identity, […]

Through case studies, we highlight how school and district partners have leveraged autonomous and empowering conditions and shared leadership practices to drive innovation and improvements in teacher satisfaction, retention, and […]

Home visits as a pathway to stronger teacher-powered schools Building Bridges, Not Just Classrooms November marks National Family Engagement Month, a time when we pause to reflect on what truly […]

Community Schools and Teacher-Powered Schools are both equity-enhancing strategies rooted and guided by the notion that the people in the schools are best positioned to shape their vision for school […]

My name is Sujana Sabnam, and I am a senior at UCLA Community School, a teacher-powered school in Los Angeles. Having been enrolled here since kindergarten, I have had the […]

Anaheim Union High School District defines community schools as, “a safe place at the heart of a community where students, staff and families are connected and work together to expand […]