Research and Publications
A number of our publications are available to download, such as this summary of four district case studies that describes challenges in alignment and capacity throughout district systems as they strive to reach their goal of college-readiness for all students. Creating a College-Ready System: Findings from Four Case Studies details issues around differentiation and standardization, capacity building, equity and resources, and use of data across the four districts.
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Other related articles:
Connecting the Dots: How Does District Change Affect Instructional Practice?
The first set of case studies in our series examines the supports for instructional improvement in two school districts through the experience of individual teachers who are trying to change their practice in accordance with the district’s reform work and their small school’s vision and mission.
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Reading the Water: Coaching Schools Through Their Improvement Efforts
How do coaches add value to schools as they struggle to improve? This report describes the contexts that influence coaching and the strategies coaches use to build collaborative school cultures, create small, personalized, equitable schools, and improve teaching and learning to ensure that all students are successful.
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Knowing & Being Known: Personalization as a Foundation for Student Learning
This report includes observations from the first year of a three-year study of seven small high schools in Washington State. It discusses the results schools are beginning to see from knowing students and their learning needs more deeply and shifting instructional practices to meet the needs of individual learners.
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