From The 74, by Chad Aldeman, September 10, 2024
In this interactive article, The 74 calculated school districts’ expected reading proficiency rates, based on their local poverty rates, and compared that to their actual third grade reading scores to identify districts that are beating the odds and successfully teaching kids to read. One of those districts in North Carolina is Wilson County Schools, which began using Opportunity Culture® roles in 2021–22. Learn more here and here.
From District Administration, by Dr. Stephanie Howard, September 12, 2025 District leaders say they want to keep great teachers. But how often do actions match the promise? Too often, districts spend far more time doing what it takes to recruit teachers than...
From Odessa American, by Ruth Campbell, September 12, 2025 In the six years since it introduced Opportunity Culture, Ector County ISD now has 25 campuses in the initiative. Opportunity Culture, according to the ECISD website, is an innovative approach to staffing that...
From EdNC, by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto, July 31, 2025 What would happen if schools changed the way they staffed a classroom? What if instead of the traditional method — one teacher leading a classroom — a whole team of teachers were available to support students?...