A design series

Rethinking School

Seven perspectives on what's broken — and what we can build instead.

Overview

Can School Work for Everyone?

What parents, teachers, and children actually want — and what we can do about it.

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Elementary · Ages 5–11

Rethinking Elementary School

Pods, mixed-age learning, and preparing children for the transition to adolescence.

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Middle School · Ages 11–14

Rethinking Middle School

The years nobody gets right. Identity, the adolescent brain, and what could be different.

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High School · Ages 14–18

Rethinking High School

Four years that should prepare young people for life.
Balancing autonomy and agency.

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Transition · All Ages

The Staggered Multi-Age Pod Transition

How and why to roll out a multi-age pod system — phase by phase, culture first.

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Testing · Policy

Testing Proves That Testing Works

What the law actually requires — and what it cannot compel.

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Structure · Policy

Conflicting Interests

The state wants standardized data. The student is navigating the transition from childhood to adulthood. These two agendas are structurally opposed.

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Research · Age Segregation

The Research Case

Five bodies of evidence on why age-segregated grade levels are harmful — and what the research says works instead.

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