Opportunities and Challenges of Modeling with Mathematics in Algebra 1
“Economic access and full citizenship depend crucially on math and science literacy.” Those words were written by Bob Moses more than 20 years ago in describing his evolution from a civil rights organizer to an advocate for mathematics education. Today, whether figuring out how many people with COVID will end up in hospitals or understanding […]
How Latitude High Helps Students Graduate With Skills and a Network
Students and teachers are starting a new year at Latitude High School, where they learn through real-world, collaborative projects that make an impact on their Bay Area home. Launched with XQ in Oakland, California, in 2018 with 45 ninth graders, Latitude now has about 300 students. Through an academically rigorous, hands-on approach to learning, the […]
A Michigan High School Where the Future Turns to the Past
Students at the Grand Rapids Public Museum School are heading back to class for the 2022-23 academic year at a high school that sounds like the plot of a young adult novel: a former museum building filled with 250,000 cultural and historical artifacts that are actively used in the school’s learning environment. GRPMS is an […]
High School Redesign: How to Apply the XQ School Design Principles
Want to change high school? Use XQ’s suite of materials to explore what high schools can be—and should be—for American students.
Six Characteristics of a Highly Effective High School
What makes an effective high school? It’s not just the most obvious markers, like graduation rates and test scores. While these metrics matter, the best high schools go further, preparing students for success in college, career, and real life after graduation. This kind of preparation takes creativity and bold thinking. It takes the ambition to […]
6 Ideas You Can Steal From the Most Innovative High Schools
A Los Angeles high school that operates all year round. A high school located…
XQ Design Principle: Youth Voice and Choice
Transformational schools do what might seem courageous to some: they give students an active voice in…
How to Engage High School Students in Learning
It’s no secret that students who are engaged in their learning do better in school. So why is meaningful, engaged learning that captures student attention the exception rather than the standard of American high schools? Great classrooms, whether in-person or online, are filled with students who are motivated, challenged, and invested in their learning. Student […]
The Future of Education Requires Students and Teachers to Lead the Way
Nationwide, schools weren’t prepared to withstand the shock that COVID-19 pandemic sent through the system. Now, as we plan for a return to the physical classroom, school leaders and educators have an opportunity to push for educational equity.
Financial Literacy 5 Ways
Are you talking to your students about money? This week, we’re exploring how high schools are—and aren’t!—teaching financial literacy.
Students Reflect on What It Means to Be the First Graduates of a High School Designed Just for Them
Círculos, an XQ school in Santa Ana, California, was designed for students with a community at the center. Four years later, the revolutionary school graduates its first class.
12th Grade NAEP Science Results Confirm It’s Time for High School Transformation. And ARP Can Help.
On May 25, 2021, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) published results from the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Science. NAEP science test results—along with the results of the 2019 NAEP assessments in math and reading released late last year—are fundamental to our understanding of the state of our nation’s high schools.
