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Presentations Videos Funding & Portfolio Teaching Turnaround Learn More

November 13, 2023

Attract and Retain Teachers With a Strategic Compensation Model

All students deserve teachers who have the support, energy, and time to meet their individual learning needs. But many district leaders across the country are facing challenging... More »

Publications Compensation Teaching
October 19, 2023

Return on Investment in Education

Recently, there has been growing interest in adapting Return on Investment thinking to education. But most ROI analysis still misses a big opportunity. Education leaders need a new... More »

Publications District Leaders Funding & Portfolio Leadership
October 12, 2023

Re-Envisioning the Teaching Role in Arizona

To realize their full potential, students need access to excellent educators. But facing record numbers of vacancies and classrooms staffed by underqualified teachers, Arizona... More »

Publications Teaching
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Concerned About Teacher Retention in Your District? Mitigate the Turnover Cycle by Supporting Your Principals

After a pandemic-induced decline, teacher turnover is on the rise again and now matches or exceeds pre-pandemic levels. This is troubling but not surprising, as most teaching jobs remain... More »

Publications District Leaders COVID-19 State Leaders Teaching
May 23, 2023

Retaining Principals to Reduce Teacher Attrition: How Leaders Can Support Principals to Mitigate the Turnover Cycle

Highly effective principals are critical to their school systems, contributing to both student outcomes and teacher retention. But despite some stabilization during the pandemic,... More »

Publications COVID-19 District Leaders State Leaders Teaching
May 11, 2023

Examining School-Level Teacher Turnover Trends: A New Angle on a Pervasive Issue

The disruptive pandemic years pushed the challenge of keeping great teachers in classrooms to the top of the nation’s education agenda. Other publications have noted that while fewer... More »

Publications COVID-19 District Leaders Teaching
March 28, 2023

Here’s Why Some States Are Facing a Steeper ESSER Funding Cliff in 2024

As school districts race to counteract the effects of the pandemic on students, one particular challenge looms large: On September 30, 2024, COVID relief funding for public K-12 education... More »

Publications COVID-19 District Leaders Funding & Portfolio State Leaders
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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Reimagining the Teaching Job

An illustration of what the teacher experience looks like now for many teachers, and what it could look like instead by making teaching a more dynamic, rewarding, collaborative, and... More »

Publications Tools COVID-19 Compensation District Leaders Professional Learning School Leaders State Leaders Teaching Leadership Toolkits
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How School District Leaders Can Support Teachers and Drive Change

This page highlights out-of-the-box strategies and investments make it possible for leaders to redesign the teaching profession. More »

Publications Tools Compensation District Leaders Professional Learning School Leaders Teaching Learn
Education Resource Strategies

Resources to Help School Leaders Improve the Teaching Job

Resources to Get Started in Your District NEW RESOURCE: HOW TO SUPPORT PRINCIPALS When principals get effective support from their central office, they’re more likely to... More »

Publications Tools Compensation District Leaders Professional Learning School Leaders Teaching Learn
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The Vision: Reimagining the Teaching Job

How we can lift students and educators by making teaching a more dynamic, rewarding, collaborative, and sustainable profession More »

Publications Tools COVID-19 Compensation District Leaders Professional Learning School Leaders School Design State Leaders Teaching Toolkits
October 26, 2022

“Moving Forward Together”: How Holyoke’s Community-Centric Approach Led To the District’s Bold Strategic Vision

Learn about how Holyoke Public Schools and new Superintendent Anthony Soto worked to foster strategic conversations and intentional collaboration, resulting in 100% of advisory committee... More »

Publications COVID-19 Equity District Leaders Funding & Portfolio School Leaders Leadership Learn Community Engagement
September 14, 2022

Bridging the Divide: How Tulsa Built Sustainable Improvement Systems to Connect Vision, Strategy, and Implementation

A Unique Approach to Continuous Improvement At its core, TPS’ continuous improvement work builds off of other familiar approaches from the field of education: It engages a diverse... More »

Publications COVID-19 District Leaders School Leaders School Design Leadership Community Engagement Learn More
September 12, 2022

ESSER Hold'em for Districts

ESSER Hold'em for Districts is more than a game—it’s an interactive exploration of the thoughtful trade-offs school administrators will make to use ESSER funds to invest in student recovery. More »

Tools COVID-19 District Leaders Funding & Portfolio
August 16, 2022

How to Enable Transformational Change in K-12 School Districts Through a "Do Now, Build Toward" Approach

"Do Now, Build Toward" (DNBT) is a sustainable approach to transformation that builds on research, incorporates practical limitations, and uses a community-driven, iterative framework. More »

Publications Tools District Leaders Learn Assess Explore Take Action Learn More
August 09, 2022

Building a Racial Equity Office to Give All Students a Path Toward Success

If we’re going to give all students the experiences, support, and structures to ensure their success, we need to make sure that each individual student has what they need to... More »

Publications Equity District Leaders Leadership Learn Community Engagement Learn More
July 13, 2022

Teacher Turnover During COVID: New Data and Insights

Has Teacher Turnover Spiked During COVID? It Depends Where You Look The pandemic has had a profound and widely documented effect on students and educators, leading many... More »

Publications COVID-19 District Leaders School Leaders State Leaders Teaching Learn More
July 06, 2022

Mobilizing Resources to Advance Excellence and Equity for All Students

Doable starting points and tools for leaders to mobilize resources and create excellent and equitable experiences for students. More »

Publications COVID-19 Equity District Leaders School Leaders Funding & Portfolio School Design Teaching Learn Take Action
May 31, 2022

How implementing a "Continuous Improvement ROI" model can help districts maximize ESSER outcomes

Continuous improvement ROI is a way to ensure effective and equitable allocation of ESSER funds even when the timeline of spend, and our system’s capacity, are limited More »

Publications Tools Videos COVID-19 District Leaders Assess
March 03, 2022

Continuous Improvement ROI: Concept Explainer

See how to approach the concept of ROI through a continuous improvement mindset, where we explore alternative options for the “return” that we typically think of as student outcomes. More »

Videos Tools COVID-19 District Leaders
February 03, 2022

ESSER Plan Communication

5 Key Messaging Imperatives to Build Alignment Among District Leaders, School Boards, and Cabinets More »

Presentations Publications Tools COVID-19 District Leaders Leadership Community Engagement
December 16, 2021

ERS Top FIVE Resources from 2021

Here are our top 5 resources from 2021 — and real-life examples from districts and schools around the country. More »

Presentations Publications COVID-19 District Leaders School Leaders School Design State Leaders Toolkits
October 28, 2021

Getting Real About Sustainability & ESSER Funding

A 90-second explanation with concrete examples More »

Publications Videos District Leaders Funding & Portfolio
Schools Start Here Series

The Schools Start Here series dives into the resource side of ESSER strategy and planning. These guides offer a blueprint for how to organize resources as part of a sustainable ESSER... More »

Publications Equity District Leaders Funding & Portfolio Professional Learning School Leaders School Design School Support & Accountability Community Engagement
April 23, 2021

Teacher Turnover Before, During, & After COVID

Before COVID, the shortage of qualified, skilled teachers — especially in our lowest-income communities and hardest-to-staff roles — was among the top challenges facing education... More »

Publications COVID-19 District Leaders School Leaders Teaching
April 19, 2021

Advancing Resource Equity: Teaching Quality & Diversity

On Friday, April 9, 2021, the Alliance for Resource Equity (ARE) hosted their third Learning Series session on the most critical resource equity actions that districts can take to direct... More »

Videos Equity District Leaders Teaching
April 06, 2021

Resource Planning for Virtual Schools

On Tuesday, March 30, 2021, Education Resource Strategies hosted a webinar on resource planning for virtual schools. Speakers included Education First, who presented domains and key... More »

Videos COVID-19 District Leaders School Leaders School Design
October 2020

Reporting for Equity

A guide outlining the 5 principles of equity-focused spending reporting, including essential questions and examples of effective reporting practices. More »

Presentations Equity District Leaders Funding & Portfolio
August 2020

COVID Comeback Models

Explore concrete examples of possible student groups, schedules, and staff roles for various hybrid models. More »

Publications Tools COVID-19 District Leaders School Leaders School Design Teaching School Support & Accountability

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