Why Portrait of a Graduate Frameworks Struggle to Reach Classrooms and What It Will Take to Untangle the Knots
Portrait of a Graduate frameworks give communities a shared vision for the skills and competencies students need for success.
Drawing on insights from state and district leaders, curriculum and assessment pioneers, workforce partners, and interviews with 15 district leaders and superintendents, the paper identifies three common barriers to implementation: the Conviction Knot, Constraints Knot, and Coherence Knot. It also offers practical starting points and action-planning tools to help leaders diagnose where their systems are stuck and determine what to do next.
