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Using Teacher Data

Using Teacher Data to Attract, Reward & Retain Top Teachers

Using Teacher Data [pdf]

Thanks to increasingly meaningful teacher evaluations, we know far more than ever about the effectiveness of teachers in public school classrooms. What should states, districts, and schools do with that knowledge? In policy debates, much of the attention has focused on teachers at the “ineffective” end of the spectrum. However, state and district policymakers should instead focus on opportunities for the top 25 percent of teachers. This report, first published for the PIE Network’s Sixth Annual Policy Summit, offers seven strategies for policymakers who are ready to create the policy changes to leverage, reward, retain, and attract excellent teachers.

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State of the Opportunity Culture® Initiative: Summer 2026

July 23, 2026

As the Opportunity Culture® initiative, the nation’s largest and most successful school staffing and instructional design effort, closed out the 2025–26 school year, Public Impact® published this report on the progress toward goals for the initiative and insights from...

Next-Level TAs: How a Coveted Role Helps Students Succeed

June 16, 2026

It’s a winning formula: school paraprofessional + tutoring culture focus + support and training + pay supplement = a highly coveted role. How do schools and students both win when districts begin using the Opportunity Culture® Reach Associate™ role? This short...