Ensuring quality teaching in every classroom across an entire system of schools--that's what a district leader's job is all about. A district leader's challenges are unique so "The Learning System" was created with that in mind. This issue contains: (1) Imagine the Possibilities: 2020 Forecast Explores 6 Change Forces that Will Shape the Future of Learning (Katherine Prince); (2) District Leadership: The Future Is Now (Hayes Mizell); (3) Focus on NSDC's Standards: More than a Smile and a Wave (Pat Roy); and (4) NSDC Tool: Making the Most of the 2020 Forecast (Jillian Coppley Darwish). (Individual articles contain references.) [Funding for this newsletter was provided by the Institute for Creative Collaboration at KnowledgeWorks. For "The Learning System," Volume 5, Number 1, see ED507669.]