“We have to help young people to anchor around their purpose. It needs to be their North Star guiding them.” - Yutaka Tamura, nXu Education #asugsvsummit

Love seeing local leader Joshua Garcia share the incredible work happening in Tacoma Schools #asugsvsummit

“We treat dreams as the frosting on the cake, but dreaming is the cake itself.” Byron Sanders, President/CEO of Big Thought

“When we talk about students and their freedom to dream, we first have to talk about why they don’t feel free to dream in the first place.” Kara May, Art in Motion School #asugsvsummit

.@Common discussing a newly-unveiled partnership with ASA for the #IAmFreeToDream campaign: “My dream only came about because I had access to certain things, to find what I was passionate about. This campaign is about creating those avenues for kids to pursue those dreams.”

“You don’t have joy without justice.” Gholdy Muhammad American Student Assistance #asugsvsummit Getting Smart

“Teach [kids] who they are, who they’re not, and who they’re destined to become.” -Gholdy Muhammad #asugsvsummit #IAmFreeToDream

“We don’t have struggling students we have struggling systems.” Gholdy Muhammad 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #asugsvsummit

“It really does start with local businesses and working in a community and assessing what a community’s needs are.” - @idughi6, NAF #asugsvsummit

“By building from the margins, or redesigning in deep consideration of the most underserved, we have the opportunity to create empowering schools that use the experiences of the most at-promised youth to enhance the overall school.” Getting Smart Da Vinci Schools XQ

🚨Dive into a transformative journey with our cohort-based learning program, Emerging Leaders Cohort. Learn, share, and pave the way for a more interconnected future in education. projectunicorn.org/2024-emerging-…

Join us and digiLEARN TODAY as we explore the transformative potential of micro-credentials in shaping the future of educator development and retention. Register here: ow.ly/LEFx50RvHfn Tom Vander Ark Getting Smart Arkansas Department of Education Frank McKay RTI International Learning Forward

Excited to spend today learning and networking with local leaders in my own neighborhood! #newpathways Getting Smart

"The new job of school is to help young people figure out who they are, what they’re good at, what they care about and how/where to begin their contribution..." So proud of the Getting Smart team and this amazing new resource for the field. gettingsmart.com/whitepaper/new…

a few reflections after 50 High School visits gettingsmart.com/2024/05/13/the… via Getting Smart

Happy Conviction Day for all who celebrate. Which should be everyone who believes that no person is above the Law.

The #GettingSmart team was thrilled to join the @pltworg leadership retreat in Seattle, diving into fresh ideas and strategies to advance new pathways in education. Partnerships like these drive impactful change and foster a culture of innovation. #NewPathways #LeadershipRetreat

“Students went to college because they thought that’s what they were supposed to do. During their sophomore year, many were saying, ‘well that was fun, but why am I here?’” -Frank Harwood, @kdseq, on why we have to educate young people on their options & create #NewPathways.

“Preparing students for the future isn’t about the end goal, but about living in the process.” -Shawnee, Getting Smart #NewPathways