Welcome to October!

This month's resources include the NGLC’s Full Spectrum of Evidence Toolkit - the site contains information, advice, and strategies for gathering, synthesizing, and articulating evidence for the full spectrum of impacts of personalized, student-centered learning. Why a 'spectrum'? Andy Calkins, NGLC Co-Director, notes, "We chose the spectrum metaphor explicitly to help the field get past either/or dichotomies (skills vs content; traditional tests vs performance-based assessment; hard skills vs soft skills) that are a) frankly just reductionist and stupid, b) actually harmful to kids, and c) ignorant of the science of learning and development."

Also, the New School Venture Fund is leading the way in participatory grantmaking "by elevating the voices and experiences of people who are most affected by funding decisions and gives them authority in the selection process": Ceding Power: NewSchools Shifts Grantmaking Power to Parents, Students, and Education Innovators and the Davos Lab Youth Recovery Plan features "40 policy recommendations to help policymakers integrate the voices of the next generation into recovery efforts...this plan encompasses their hopes for a better future.”