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Sep 25, 2026Partnerships

Orange County Department of Education · California

Annual Watermelon Harvest at Giving Farm

Students at Westminster High School participated in the ninth annual watermelon harvest at the Giving Farm, collecting produce for families in Orange County.

How they approached it: They partnered with the Giving Farm, an eight-acre farm located behind the Huntington Beach Union High School District campus, to harvest the watermelons.
Why it is interesting: This initiative provides students with hands-on experience in agriculture while directly contributing to food security for local families.

What you could learn

Form partnerships with local farms or community gardens to create agricultural learning opportunities for students and address local food needs.

Sep 18, 2026Partnerships

Atlanta Public Schools · Georgia

Atlanta Early College at Clayton State University

Clayton State University and Atlanta Public Schools launched a new early college program. This partnership allows high school students to earn college credits.

How they approached it: They established a formal collaboration between a university and a K-12 district to create a dedicated early college program.
Why it is interesting: This provides high school students with an opportunity to gain university experience and college credits while still in high school.

What you could learn

Form strategic partnerships with local universities to offer early college programs to high school students.

Sep 17, 2026Partnerships

Maine Department of Education · Maine

Maine-France Environmental Sustainability Collaboration

Maine DOE and Académie de Nantes are seeking schools to partner in a 2026–2027 collaboration. This partnership will connect students and educators through climate literacy, French language learning, and shared projects.

How they approached it: They are proactively inviting schools to express interest in joining this international collaborative initiative.
Why it is interesting: It fosters global connections, combines language learning with critical environmental themes, and involves shared project-based learning.

What you could learn

Explore international partnerships to enrich curriculum and provide students with global perspectives and language skills.

Jul 28, 2026Partnerships

Renaissance

Instructional Coherence and Unified Assessment Insight Partnership

Renaissance and Discovery Education partnered to integrate Discovery Education's Science Techbook assessment content into Renaissance’s DnA and SchoolCity platforms.

How they approached it: They formed a partnership to combine assessment content and platforms, allowing districts to review science results alongside other assessment data.
Why it is interesting: This integration provides a unified view of assessment data across different subjects, streamlining analysis for districts.

What you could learn

Integrate assessment tools from different vendors to provide a comprehensive and unified data view for educators.