In this interactive forum, Julia Freeland Fisher, author of Who You Know, explores why it’s not just what students know but whom they know, and how schools can become hubs for connection.
Jan 10, 2019
Over the last year, education innovators around the country continued to pursue expanded definitions of student success, personalized approaches, and wholly new models of school. […]
Jan 8, 2019
Check out this roundup chronicling our past year of research into innovations in postsecondary and K-12 education.
Jan 4, 2019
A new book explores how to forge more connections between kids and retirees—at scale.
Nov 15, 2018
Relationships matter. But networks alone are not a cure-all to the complex landscape of opportunity in America.
Nov 8, 2018
Real-world feedback can at once offer students a glimpse into how potential employers look at work products, while also--and arguably just as importantly--nurturing real-world connections between students and adults work...
Nov 1, 2018
What are the emerging innovations in the education field that connect students to relationships, why do they matter, and how can schools broker social capital?
Oct 22, 2018
Many efforts to personalize learning focus on teacher-student relationships. But healthy development and access to opportunity require a broader web of connections in young people's lives.
Oct 12, 2018
In this Teaching Learning Leading K-12 interview, Fisher notes why it's critical to provide students access to networks otherwise unattainable.
Oct 11, 2018
In a recent podcast interview with Tom Vander Ark of Getting Smart, Julia Freeland Fisher encourages us to imagine, what would the design of a more networked, caring school look like?
Sept 28, 2018