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 Education Week, by Sarah D. Sparks, April 03, 2026 Decades of research suggest engaging, effective teachers are the most important factor in student learning. But linking ongoing teacher learning to student achievement has proven more difficult. Now the...
From District Administration, by Michelle Centamore, November 25, 2025 Teacher retention was the top priority when Dr. Stephanie D. Howard rejoined Midland ISD as superintendent in January 2023. The district was struggling with inexperienced educators and...
From The Education Gadfly Show, October 22, 2025 In Episode #991 of The Education Gadfly Show, Bryan Hassel, co-president of Public Impact, joins the hosts Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, and Adam Tyner to discuss how redesigning school staffing—through models...