Middle States Association

Did you miss Episode 2 of Evolution Stories Season 3?

Lauren Jones has spent her career asking what it really takes for every child to belong in a school -- not just in policy, but in practice. In this episode, she gets honest about a change project that didn't work, three that did, and why the leaders who move inclusion forward are usually the ones who slow down first.

Give it a listen: https://www.msaevolutionlab.com/evo-stories/podcast/lauren-jones

The Mission Academy is a small, faith-based microschool in rural Alabama -- and they just became MSA NGA Micro accredited without compromising the flexible, learner-driven model their families chose them for.

Every new family used to ask the same question: "Are you accredited?" Now the answer is simple.

Read the full story: https://www.msaevolutionlab.com/blog-full/permission-to-be-who-we-are-how-the-mission-academy-unlocked-choose-act-funding-without-changing-its-model-1

What turns good intentions into lasting inclusion?

In this episode of Evolution Stories, Lauren Jones of Lauren Jones Consulting joins Christian Talbot to talk about a change project that failed, three that didn't, and why the leaders who move inclusion forward are the ones who reallocate their attention before they touch the budget.

🎧 Listen now: https://www.msaevolutionlab.com/evo-stories/podcast/lauren-jones

This Thursday. One hour. Three schools sharing what AI actually looks like in their classrooms and how they're keeping student thinking at the center of it.

🗓 May 28 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
🎤 Moderated by Corey Layne Crouch

Register here: https://lnkd.in/gS9mm3tW

"I tell people I have a closed-door policy. I close my door and I get out of my office."

Dr. Brian Kelly of Carol Morgan School joins Evolution Stories to talk about leadership that happens in hallways, classrooms, and parking lots, not just offices.

🎧 Listen now: https://www.msaevolutionlab.com/evo-stories/podcast/brian-kelly

What turns a school building into a place where students truly flourish?

In this episode of Evolution Stories, Dr. Brian Kelly of Carol Morgan School joins Christian Talbot to talk about designing space for flourishing, learning from change that didn't go as planned, and why the best leaders elevate their people instead of having every answer.

🎧 Listen now: https://www.msaevolutionlab.com/evo-stories/podcast/brian-kelly

The American School of Milan already had strong outcomes. What they wanted was the language to explain them, and a plan for what came next.

Through the MSA Sustaining Excellence pathway, they turned reaccreditation into a school-wide inquiry that engaged every teacher and reshaped how they collaborate. Read the full story of what happened when thinking became the work.

Read the full article here: https://www.msaevolutionlab.com/blog-full/when-thinking-becomes-the-work-excellence-in-learning-at-american-school-of-milan

This quote from Wharton systems thinker Russell Ackoff has stayed with us. It's a reminder that improvement only matters if you're improving the right things.

Middle States' accreditation process is built on that principle: helping member institutions step back, examine their direction, and move forward with purpose, not just efficiency.

🎉 Nos llena de orgullo compartir que Forward Learning ha sido oficialmente reacreditado por Middle States Association en el cohort de abril 2026. Este logro reafirma nuestro compromiso con la calidad, la mejora continua y los estándares educativos que guían nuestro trabajo todos los días. ¡Gracias a quienes forman parte de este camino! 🥳
🔗 Lee más de este gran logro aquí: https://forwardlearning.com/2026/noticias/forward-learning-obtiene-oficialmente-su-reacreditacion-por-middle-states-association/