What happens when you spend a summer asking young people to imagine what learning could be, and then send them back into what learning is? This summer, 30 young people, ages 14–18, joined CFL for Future Studios, a four-week fellowship where they explored their interests, built new skills, created alongside peers and adults, and helped us imagine the future of learning. Future Studios was intentionally designed to give young people more ownership. Fellows could pursue ideas that mattered to...

What if one of the most important things schools could equip students with isn't just knowledge, but audacity. The audacity to ask questions, test new ideas and fail without fear.

The most important lessons usually happen long before we arrive at the "right" solution; some of them happen in the messy, uncomfortable spaces when we try new things.