Since 2021, Nevada educators, learners, families, businesses, and community members have been coming together to reimagine school environments and experiences, and create an action plan for how to get there. This community vision became the Portrait of a Nevada Learner. With chronic absenteeism rates at 40% and a painfully low teacher retention, students are more disengaged and disconnected from school than ever. The Nevada Department of Education’s Future of Learning Netwo

Project-Based Learning (PBL) boosts student engagement and motivation by integrating student voice and choice.

This Gallery Walk represents the culmination of almost a year of competency-based work done by the Nevada Youth Empowerment Fellowship.

Educators, community leaders, and youth employ the portrait to foster educational equity