USC CANDLE’s five-year strategic plan charts a bold path to transform adolescent education through developmental science. By integrating research, practice, and policy, CANDLE aims to reimagine learning environments so that young people’s emotional, social, cognitive, and cultural development are at the center. Through innovative research, educator partnerships, and national policy engagement, CANDLE is working to spark a “Copernican shift” in education—one that helps all students thrive.