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By Dane Puterbaugh, School Improvement Representative If you have ever attended a professional development session with me in the last three years, there is a good chance you have heard me talk about the “stress-as-enhancing” mindset study published in Nature in 2022. I love this study. If my wife found out how often I think about this […]

By Illie Massey, School Improvement Representative Early in my work with urban schools, I visited a building that had been labeled “low performing” for years. The hallways were quiet, student work was minimal, and much of the instruction I observed centered on remediation. In one classroom, a teacher shared, almost apologetically, that she avoided grade

By Dr. Zoe Plotnick, School Improvement Representative School leadership practices that center student voice support learning environments that are equitable, inclusive and responsive. For schools serving students from traditionally underserved populations, however, collecting and acting on student experience data must become an imperative. Students with disabilities, multilingual learners, at-promise youth, and students from other marginalized

We’re delighted to share that this year’s holiday card will once again spotlight the remarkable creativity of students in our sponsored schools. Learners from across all grade levels were invited to submit their festive artwork, and we’re proud to congratulate this year’s winners: Tayla, a 7th grader from Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School, and

By Joni Byus, School Improvement Representative Over the past several years, most schools in our portfolio have experienced the impact of the national teacher shortage firsthand. While there are many contributing factors, it is important that we do not remain focused solely on the causes. Instead, our collective energy should be directed toward understanding how the