By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, October 4, 2018
What can schools learn from Google? A lot, says Talia Milgrom-Elcott, who leads 100Kin10, a network to which we belong that is devoted to addressing the nation’s STEM teacher shortage. Don’t miss her great piece in eSchoolNews, What Schools Can Learn from Google (Spoiler: It’s Not What You’d Expect) on the importance of leadership, empowered teachers, and time for collaboration and support. Read More…
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Opportunity Culture® in the News
By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, August 10, 2018
Here are some recent reports that include Opportunity Culture, an initiative of Public Impact. Read More…
In the Spotlight: Donnell Cannon, Principal, North Edgecombe High School
At North Edgecombe High School in Tarboro, North Carolina, Principal Donnell Cannon can hardly sit still when talking about Opportunity Culture® at his school. One of the leading-edge schools in Edgecombe County to implement Opportunity Culture® in 2017–18, North...
Multi-School Leadership: Tools to Extend Excellent Principals’ Reach
By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, June 12, 2018
An Opportunity Culture extends the reach of excellent teaching—what about doing the same for excellent schoolwide leadership? Public Impact, which founded the national Opportunity Culture initiative, today releases a set of practical materials on Multi-School Leadership: How to extend the reach of excellent principals by having them lead a small group of schools, for more pay, funded within the budgets of their schools. Read More…
Opportunity Culture® in the News
By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, May 14, 2018
What’s new with Opportunity Culture? Recent news coverage highlights the growth and successes of Opportunity Culture, an initiative of Public Impact. Read More…
Guilford County Becomes N.C.’s 5th Opportunity Culture® District
By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, April 19, 2018
Under Superintendent Sharon Contreras, Guilford County Schools, based in Greensboro, N.C., has joined the national Opportunity Culture initiative to extend the reach of excellent teachers and their teams to more students, for more pay, within schools’ recurring budgets. Read More
Opportunity Culture® by the Numbers: 2017-18 Dashboard Updates
By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, March 16, 2018
Public Impact analyzes the dashboard results so we can continually improve Opportunity Culture materials and our work with schools and districts. Our goals are to reach all students with excellent teaching and all teachers with outstanding career opportunities and support. Read More…
Brookings-AIR Study Finds Large Academic Gains in Opportunity Culture®
By Sharon Kebschull Barrett, January 11, 2018
Students in classrooms of team teachers led by “multi-classroom leaders” showed sizeable academic gains, according to a new study from the American Institutes for Research and the Brookings Institution. Read More…
Edgecombe County, NC, “Thrilled” to Join Opportunity Culture® Initiative
To attract and retain great teachers, Edgecombe County Public Schools, located along the Tar River in flood-ravaged North Carolina, has joined the national Opportunity Culture® initiative to extend the reach of excellent teachers and their teams to more students, for...
Fresh Ideas for ESSA Excellence: Four Opportunities for State Leaders
State and district leaders, here’s your chance: Under ESSA (the 2016 Every Student Succeeds Act), you can use your new funding flexibility to take a new approach that focuses on excellence for teachers and students. In a new brief and one-page executive summary,...