These R&D projects develop and validate the building blocks of a new architecture for the American high school — built in partnership with innovative educators and grounded in learnings from the Future of High School Network and the field. Each initiative is developed with leading research partners, who bring rigorous methods and independent evidence to the work.
Durable Skills
Progression Standards
Integrating durable skills into high-quality instruction.
Technology Partner
IMPLEMENTATION Partner
R&D RESEARCH Partner
R&D RESEARCH LEAD
R&D SYSTEM PartnerS
Portable Student
Learning Record
Capturing learning across school, work, and community.
Technology Partner
IMPLEMENTATION Partner
R&D RESEARCH Partner
R&D RESEARCH LEAD
R&D SYSTEM PartnerS
Partnership Standards
for Real World Learning
Defining high-quality school–community collaboration.
Technology Partner
IMPLEMENTATION Partner
R&D RESEARCH Partner
R&D RESEARCH LEAD
R&D SYSTEM PartnerS
Credit for
Real World Learning
Counting out-of-school experience toward graduation.
Technology Partner
IMPLEMENTATION Partner
R&D RESEARCH Partner
R&D RESEARCH LEAD
R&D SYSTEM PartnerS
Integrating Civic Skills
in Humanities Classes
Developing durable skills through community-connected learning.
Technology Partner
IMPLEMENTATION Partner
R&D RESEARCH Partner
R&D RESEARCH LEAD
R&D SYSTEM PartnerS
Systems
Transformation
Investigating how systems sustain coherence as transformation scales.
Technology Partner
IMPLEMENTATION Partner
R&D RESEARCH Partner
R&D RESEARCH LEAD
R&D SYSTEM PartnerS
Meaningful Credentials
in Rural Systems
Examining how design, access, and use shape post-graduation options
Technology Partner
IMPLEMENTATION Partner
R&D RESEARCH Partner
R&D RESEARCH LEAD
R&D SYSTEM PartnerS
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