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We’re excited and honored to share that Campus Without Walls has been awarded a workforce development planning grant in partnership with Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. (ABCD) and Boston PIC (Private Industry Council), as featured in MassNonprofit News.This work is part of Liberty Mutual’s Impact Driven Collaborative (IDC), supporting cross-sector partnerships to build solutions at scale.Through this collaboration, we are launching the Workforce Innovation through Remote Education … [Read more...] about Campus Without Walls has been awarded a planning grant in partnership with ABCD and Boston PIC, featured in MassNonprofit News.

Massachusetts’ education system is renowned for its stellar curriculums, safety, and graduation rates, but many students’ opportunities are still shaped by zip code. Under-resourced districts often struggle to offer specialized or advanced courses, and well-resourced districts may lack culturally relevant content. Campus Without Walls eliminates these problems by offering high-quality, rigorous, credit-bearing coursework provided by educators and teachers from districts throughout the … [Read more...] about Boston Neighborhood Network Media invited Ayele Shakur to discuss the program

Originally posted on MassNonprofit News A groundbreaking innovation is taking root in Massachusetts, one that gives every student, from Boston to the Berkshires, access to advanced courses and educators far beyond their school walls. Campus Without Walls has launched a live, online course-sharing system that connects students via technology to rigorous, culturally relevant classes taught by outstanding educators and industry partners across the Commonwealth. Its guiding idea is … [Read more...] about Campus Without Walls launches statewide pilot to expand educational access in Massachusetts

In partnership with the American Institutes for Research (AIR), Campus Without Walls (CWW) has completed the first year of an impact study, offering a compelling look at the program’s ability to expand learning opportunities for students while strengthening teacher development. CWW empowers teachers to broaden their course offerings by providing 6- to 12-week course units that bring innovative, real-world learning into classrooms. Through Campus Without Walls, Teacher Fellows receive … [Read more...] about AIR Impact Study – Expanding Course Offerings Through Teacher Fellowship and Professional Development

The 2024 Condition of Education in the Commonwealth Action Guide looks at ways to rethink education to better align with the realities and needs of the modern world. This report looks specifically at three core components of learning—people, place, and time—and delves into promising examples of how each can be reimagined in Massachusetts schools and programs. … [Read more...] about 2024 Condition of Education in the Commonwealth Action Guide

In the early days of the pandemic, members of Open Opportunity—Massachusetts started discussing a question: how is it that in a time when all students are learning remotely, their zip codes still determine the quality of education they have access to? … [Read more...] about Connecting Teachers and Students Across Communities: Campus Without Walls