Campus Without Walls

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FY2025-2026: Campus Without Walls Pilot

Reimagining Access, Equity, and Opportunity in Public Education

PURPOSE:
In a rapidly changing, tech-driven world, every student deserves equal opportunities, regardless of location or school funding. Public education must evolve to meet these challenges, especially after the pandemic highlighted both issues and possibilities.

Campus Without Walls (CWW) offers a statewide virtual course-sharing platform, enabling students to access high-quality, diverse courses taught by educators and industry partners across districts—without leaving their own schools. This model expands access to advanced, culturally responsive, and career-connected learning, especially for students in underserved or remote areas. It also helps keep niche courses alive and maximizes underutilized teaching talent.

Aligned with innovation and equity priorities, CWW fosters collaboration among districts, creating flexible, personalized learning pathways. We’re launching a two-year pilot with 10 high schools representing 3–5 districts, providing planning grants and a supportive community to shape the future of education in Massachusetts. Let’s build the next chapter—together.

Check out this brief video introducing Campus Without Walls

PRIORITIES:

  • Expand access to rigorous, culturally responsive courses.
  • Enhance career readiness with virtual mini-courses by industry and university partners.
  • Increase student choice and engagement.
  • Use competency-based assessments instead of traditional grades.
  • Improve diversity by increasing access to Teachers of Color.
  • Support teacher leadership and retention.
  • Provide professional development through a statewide learning community.

ELIGIBILITY:

  • LEAs may apply on behalf of their high school(s), representing diverse categories (vocational, suburban, urban, rural).
  • Must have a high school with a fixed 4-day schedule (no rotating or floating schedules).
  • Schools must be willing to develop a virtual, semester- or year-long required course starting Fall 2026, with support from CWW.
  • Participating schools will access additional Open Access Courses and Career Pathways classes.