Opportunity Culture Schools Outpace State Results in N.C.

January 2, 2019

From EdNC, January 2, 2019, by Emily Ayscue Hassel and Bryan C. Hassel

As the founders of the Opportunity Culture initiative to extend the reach of great teaching to many more students, we keep a tight focus on how students and teachers benefit from Opportunity Culture implementation in their schools. In North Carolina — the largest implementation state so far, with 80 schools this year — the latest student growth numbers give one great example.

In 2017–18, while only 27 percent of non-Opportunity Culture schools in North Carolina exceeded student learning growth targets, nearly double that — 53 percent — of Opportunity Culture schools exceeded growth. Read the full article…

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