Insights & Publications

Leading the Way: Native American-Led School Transformation

March 13, 2018| Carrie Miller, Athena Nadeau and Kimberly Dee
Given troubling national trends around the quality of education provided to Native American students, it’s clear a fundamental shift is…...

Assessment to Achievement: Improving Student Performance Through Assessment Data

February 12, 2018| Hollie Pettersson and Jo Ellen Shaeffer
Despite our intensely data-focused society, using student data to improve learning outcomes remains one of the least understood practices in…...

Needed: A Long-Term Approach to Principal Recruitment, Development, and Retention

January 19, 2018| Trent Kaufman and Hollie Pettersson
There is strong evidence and little debate about the impact of school leadership in creating effective schools with excellent student…...

Collaboration in Secondary Schools

April 10, 2017| Carrie Miller
Imagine you are a high school ELA teacher and you are the only one who teaches 9th and 10th grade…...

Focusing Improvement

January 24, 2017| Carrie Miller
Several years ago, a teacher—let’s call her Jane—came to us with a problem: she was working hard to improve student…...

Parent Engagement in Student Success

December 13, 2016| Trent Kaufman
School leaders who want to improve student performance can tap into a combination of these elements. In this paper—the fifth…...

Leadership in School Turnaround

August 12, 2016| Trent Kaufman
Since student learning depends so heavily on visionary leadership, we believe it is vital to address the principal’s role in…...

Participating in Your Child’s Education: Three Questions Parents Can Ask

August 11, 2016| Carrie Miller
Parents have incredible power when it comes to the education of their children. Not only do parents serve as their…...

Implementation Science: From the Page to the Classroom

July 25, 2016| Allison Miller
There is now more evidence than ever to help teachers identify instructional strategies that work to improve teaching and learning.[1]…...

School Turnaround Success

July 5, 2016| Trent Kaufman
In today’s world, high school graduates are faced with an economic reality that requires higher level skills in reading, writing,…...

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Insights & Publications

Partner Spotlight: Dr. Jo Ellen Shaeffer

April 6, 2018 Dallin McKinnon

Leading the Way: Native American-Led School Transformation

March 13, 2018 Carrie Miller, Athena Nadeau and Kimberly Dee

Report Highlights States’ Shift to Personalized Learning

February 26, 2018 Spencer Bryson and Dallin McKinnon

Assessment to Achievement: Improving Student Performance Through Assessment Data

February 12, 2018 Hollie Pettersson and Jo Ellen Shaeffer

Needed: A New Strategy to Promote Social and Emotional Learning in Public Schools

January 31, 2018 Trent Kaufman