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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...
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NEW RESOURCE: HOW TO SUPPORT PRINCIPALS
When principals get effective support from their central office, they’re more likely to...
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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...
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"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.
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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...
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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...
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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
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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.
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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...
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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...
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In 40 states, the real value of teacher salaries declined from 2010 to 2015. How we got here, why it matters, and how we can pay teachers fairly and strategically.
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Our team, in both Boston and San Francisco offices, is growing! We are seeking results-oriented professionals with strong analytical skills and a passion for improving the educational...
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Over the last decade, Denver Public Schools (DPS) became one of the fastest-improving large districts in the country—achieving significant improvement across all student subgroups. Unlike...
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The majority of students at the Jeremiah E. Burke High School—located in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood—enter 9th grade significantly below grade level in reading or math. To catch...
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Our School System 20/20 series of briefs, Data Decisions, highlights common opportunities school systems have to yield big results for students by adjusting their current resource use. It...
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See how Ridge Road Middle School in Charlotte, NC, transformed its student and adult culture through instituting strong schoolwide systems and routines.
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Data-driven instruction is the systematic use of common, standards-based assessments and other data to track student progress and adjust instruction and support—to drive meaningful...
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See how UP Academy in Dorchester, a neighborhood in Boston, MA, has made dramatic academic improvements by focusing on strategic collaboration among teachers.
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Revere High School—located just outside Boston, MA—is successfully serving its students with disabilities using the co-teaching method. The school set up inclusive classrooms led by...
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When Dr. Lourenço Garcia became principal of Revere High School in 2012, he recognized that this traditional school design would need to change to better serve students and meet rising...
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In this video, school district leaders from New York State share their plans for reallocating resources to meet student needs, and their vision for the state to help them succeed.
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Want to learn more about Student-Based Budgeting and how can it drive student learning?
See Our Latest Toolkit
This webinar is based on our publication, Following the Dollars to the...
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Effective teachers are the biggest in-school factor related to student success. Across the country, a diverse set of districts are pioneering innovative approaches to teacher compensation...
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