There are many discussions happening about what the ideal “portrait of a graduate” looks like — schools, districts and entire states are engaged in the exploration process. I think that is a good ...

At Indian Prairie School District (IPSD), located just west of Chicago, one of the crucial alignment points—a “north star,” if you will—for the district’s 35 schools is its Portrait of a Graduate ...

School districts and state systems nationwide have crafted Portraits of a Graduate, which outline the skills and competencies necessary for success in work, higher education, community involvement, ...

IOWA CITY — Students who graduate from the Iowa City Community School District will aspire to the competencies of adaptability, communication, critical thinking and empathy, be global citizens and ...

Last spring, a group of elementary school students at Mary M. Walsh Elementary School in Springfield, Massachusetts, excitedly showed their families and other community members the results of the ...

Many states are pushing beyond traditional definitions of a successful graduate, such as GPA or college admittance, to create a ‘portrait of a graduate’ that identifies the skills students should ...

The New York State Department of Education plans to swap its graduation exam requirement with a new framework by the 2027-28 school year. · K-12 Dive · Retrieved ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Montgomery Public Schools is developing a system with a set of competencies and skills each high school graduate should have. The school system is working on a project to ...

An initiative led by the N.C Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to define the skills and mindsets students need for success after high school has been unfolding since March. Now, with the help of ...

Durango School District 9-R has turned to business and community leaders to determine which skills and attributes it should imprint on students to prepare them for an evolving Durango labor market.