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Webinar Recording: How Districts Are Making Big Moves to Create Learner-Centered Systems

In this webinar, Dr. Jackie Removcik from Hampton Township School District (PA) and Alison Fieberg from Del Mar Union School District (CA), share how their districts are making bold, learner-centered shifts through distributed leadership, clarity of vision, and intentional system redesign. Both districts highlight how whole-learner outcomes, strategic coherence, and empowered educators are helping…

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Embracing Possibility at the Start of a New School Year

This year, my daughter begins her journey as a fourth-grade teacher. Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the privilege of helping her set up her classroom and hear about her experiences during new teacher orientation. During one of our conversations, she asked me, “If you were still a superintendent, what would you be…

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Distributed Leadership for Learner-Centered Change Learning Series

By loading this video, you agree to the privacy policy of Youtube.Always load Youtube videos on this site.Load VideoOverview In partnership with the Learning Policy Institute, Learner-Centered Collaborative hosted a four-part webinar series that explored how distributed leadership evolves schools and districts by expanding leadership beyond a single role and cultivating shared responsibility across…

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Building Bridges: How Collaborative State and Regional Innovation Hubs Can Reshape Education R&D

The traditional landscape of education innovation often feels siloed. Researchers conduct studies, edtech startups build tools, investors inject capital, and educators are left at the tail end, hoping something works for their students. This incoherent marketplace, where solutions often lack substantial evidence of their effectiveness and are built without a deep understanding of the…

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Learner-Centered Collaborative Awarded $750K by the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2025 Contact: Devin Vodicka & Katie Martin, Co-CEOs Learner-Centered Collaborative press@learnercentered.org Learner-Centered Collaborative Awarded $750K by the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence SAN DIEGO, CA — Learner-Centered Collaborative (LCC), a national nonprofit organization, has been awarded $750K over the next two years to support the California Collaborative for Educational…

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Webinar Recording: Let’s Talk About Competency-Based Learning

In this webinar, three learner-centered leaders share their journeys implementing competency-based teaching, learning, and assessment in their unique school systems. Melissa Olson (Spring Lake Park Schools), Wendy Fairon (Chico Country Day School), and Sharon Stanley (Compass Academy) describe how they shifted from traditional grading and reporting toward systems that elevate clarity, student agency, meaningful…

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This is Our Opportunity to Create A Learner-Centered Path for AI Integration in Education

In conversations across the country, I hear a growing mix of excitement and apprehension about the role of artificial intelligence in education. Many see the potential, yet most also sense a disconnect between what today’s AI tools produce and the kinds of learning experiences we want for young people. This tension is not incidental—it…