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Teacher Practice Networks Collaborate to Advance Standards-Aligned Practices
Research shows that teachers learn best from each other, and that a school leadership model that leverages teacher leadership can positively impact instruction. Why not turn to teachers to help lead in the area they know best? School leadership should include teacher leaders as part of the solution to improving…

What We’re Learning
Introducing: What We're Learning Program Officers and staff at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have their ear to the ground listening and learning from the educators and experts who drive student success in this country. Every day, I hear stories about their visits to an impressive school, get an…

What We’re Learning: Learning is Social and Emotional
In January, I had the honor of attending an event in Washington DC for the release of an important, new report: From a Nation at Risk to a Nation at Hope: Recommendations from the National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development. For the last two years, the Bill…

What We’re Learning: Building a Community of Practice
The Networks for School Improvement (NSI) Community of Practice is a core component of the K-12 Place-Based Delivery Team’s overall strategy. To reach our north star goal of significantly increasing the number of Black, Latino, and low-income students who are on track in their first year to obtain a credential…
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