Tools & Publications

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  September 19, 2023

  Hybrid Learning Models That Actually Work

  How-to Guide for Implementing Hybrid Learning Models While our vision paper illustrates what hybrid learning models could do for districts, our guide provides comprehensive guidance... More »

  District Leaders School Design Standards & Instructional Resources Toolkits
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  January 31, 2023

  10 Ways to Spend Remaining ESSER Dollars to Transform Schooling for Good

  Invest in Foundational "Stuff" That Drives Lasting Change #1 | Coherent, Empowering, Challenging Curricula—and Professional Learning to Support It  Empowering, challenging curricula and... More »

  Publications COVID-19 District Leaders Teaching Standards & Instructional Resources
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  October 28, 2021

  Getting Real About Tutoring

  Research-informed options for navigating barriers to moving from ESSER plans to real implementation More »

  Publications District Leaders School Design Standards & Instructional Resources
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  January 30, 2020

  ERS Briefing: Supporting School Turnaround

  Read the Briefing In turnaround schools, traditional approaches to school improvement (and some say, even the recent seven billion dollar federal investment in school improvement)... More »

  Publications ESSA District Leaders School Design Turnaround
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  March 2019

  Integrating Social, Emotional and Academic Development

  Originally published online by the Aspen Institute.  To help principals and school leadership teams see how social and emotional learning can enhance academic performance, and how... More »

  School Design Standards & Instructional Resources
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  December 2018

  The Strategic System Snapshot | Mini

  A 10-minute self-assessment tool that helps district leaders and others identify which of your strategies are likely to lead to student success—and where there are opportunities to improve. More »

  Funding & Portfolio School Design Teaching School Support & Accountability Standards & Instructional Resources Community Engagement
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  October 01, 2018

  What is Resource Equity?

  In this working paper, we've identified many - often hidden - "dimensions of equity," and we explain how each links to student outcomes, identify typical sources of inequities within... More »

  Publications ESSA District Leaders Equity Funding & Portfolio
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  June 05, 2018

  Addressing the Teacher Labor Market Challenge in Arizona

  Arizona spends less on K-12 education than almost every other state. But adding resources on top of the current system is likely an ineffective solution. More »

  Presentations ESSA Equity State Leaders
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  March 6, 2018

  Toolkit: Advancing Equitable School Funding under ESSA

  The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) gives states new financial transparency tools to better understand and become leaders for resource equity, but only if they are used well. These... More »

  Presentations ESSA State Leaders States
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  November 10, 2016

  ERS Comments on ESSA Supplement, Not Supplant Regulation

  Our comments target strategies that promote both equity and excellence—in other words, how many resources schools receive and how well they use them. We argue that while it is indeed... More »

  ESSA Publications State Leaders
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  October 06, 2016

  ESSA Financial Reporting Requirement

  Under ESSA, districts must report per-pupil spending at the LEA and school level using actual salary data. This new level of financial transparency aims to promote equity across schools.... More »

  ESSA Publications District Leaders State Leaders
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  September 2016

  7 Tenets for Sustainable School Turnaround

  A collaboration between Center for American Progress and Education Resource Strategies on the 7 tenets for states to empower districts to become agents of change in school turnaround. More »

  Publications ESSA State Leaders Turnaround
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  May 2015

  Data Decisions Brief #1: Prioritizing 9th Grade Math

  These short papers highlight common opportunities school systems have to yield big results for students by adjusting their current resource use. It is based on ERS' 10 years of close... More »

  Publications District Leaders School Leaders Teaching Standards & Instructional Resources
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  March 18, 2013

  Standards and Instruction District Story: Washington, D.C.

  Ten years ago, D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) had 65,000 students. Today it has fewer than 45,000. The severe enrollment decline was a wake-up call for the district. Starting in 2007, DCPS... More »

  Videos District Leaders School Leaders Standards & Instructional Resources
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  March 2013

  Why Now?

  Hear from: Sam Franklin, Executive Director of the Office of Teacher Effectiveness, Pittsburgh Public Schools Brian Pick, Deputy Chief Academic Officer, D.C. Public Schools Alyssa... More »

  Videos District Leaders Leadership School Support & Accountability Standards & Instructional Resources
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  February 28, 2013

  School System 20/20 Infographic

  The School System 20/20 infographic lets you see the possibilities for system transformation through ERS' seven-strategy framework. It illustrates the challenges to reallocating people,... More »

  Presentations District Leaders Leadership School Support & Accountability Standards & Instructional Resources
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  September 2010

  Seven Strategies for District Transformation

  This Getting Started guide is part of a series of publications designed to support your efforts to improve resource use in your district. Use this overview for a quick introduction to... More »

  Publications District Leaders Standards & Instructional Resources
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  March 2009

  Continuing to Improve Teaching Quality During Tough Economic Times

  ERS Director Regis Shields presented at EdWeek’s webinar, “Creating Effective Teacher Professional Development in Tough Economic Times.” To turn tough times into opportunity, districts... More »

  Presentations District Leaders Teaching Standards & Instructional Resources
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  May 2007

  Toward a Strategic Use of Resources in Saint Paul Public Schools

  In the Fall of 2006, Education Resource Strategies (ERS) was invited by Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) to study the use of resources in the district and create priority recommendations... More »

  Publications District Leaders Professional Learning Standards & Instructional Resources
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  2004

  Becoming a Capable and Accountable System

  In 2003–2004, ERS and the Annenberg Institute for School Reform analyzed how Baltimore City Public School System utilizes its professional development resources and examined the alignment... More »

  Publications District Leaders Teaching Standards & Instructional Resources
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  August 01, 2003

  Chicago Public Schools Professional Development Project

  This project began as a result of a concern about how to strengthen the professional development of teachers and leaders throughout the Chicago Public Schools. Leaders of the district as... More »

  Publications District Leaders Professional Learning Teaching Standards & Instructional Resources
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  May 2001

  Getting to the Heart of School Improvement

  Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) is now four years into implementing Student’s First, a powerful strategic plan for improving student performance. This report, requested by Superintendent... More »

  Publications District Leaders Teaching Standards & Instructional Resources
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  2000

  Reinvesting in Teachers

  ERS with New American Schools, primary support from the Pew Charitable Trusts, has partnered with one or two reform-minded districts each year for three years to analyze spending on... More »

  Publications District Leaders Teaching Standards & Instructional Resources
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  December 1999

  Professional Development Spending in the Boston Public Schools

  ERS supported Boston Public Schools and the Boston Plan for Excellence-Boston Annenberg Challenge in conducting an in-depth analysis of the district’s existing professional development... More »

  Publications District Leaders Professional Learning Teaching Standards & Instructional Resources