What would schools be like 10 years from now if the reforms that we are pursuing were deepened and accelerated? How would teaching and learning change? In what ways would school governance and teachers' unions be different? What must communities do to sustain such a transformed educational system? This article lays out one scenario that is both possible and already in the making. It offers hope that we can begin to build tomorrow today-and that if we can envision it, we can also achieve it.
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