May 12, 2022, CHAPEL Hill, N.C.—Eleven school districts and a charter management organization in Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, and Arkansas are the latest to join the national Opportunity Culture® initiative, led by Public Impact®, which extends the reach of excellent teachers and their teams to more students, for more pay, within recurring budgets. Some sites also include yearlong, paid residencies for aspiring teachers, allowing them to learn on the job in a teaching team led by an excellent teacher. Fifty-five districts and charter school organizations in 10 states now use Opportunity Culture® models in their schools, increasing student learning growth and access to small-group tutoring, and creating career paths for teachers and paraprofessionals that let them advance without having to leave the classroom.
11 States, 150,000 Students: Opportunity Culture® Initiative Keeps Growing
June 1, 2023, CARRBORO, N.C.—Public Impact® has released its Opportunity Culture® Dashboard update, showing the expansion of the national Opportunity Culture® initiative to 11 states and more than 150,000 students and 5,400 teachers. The dashboard annually updates...