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Report
A teacher holding a plant while students view it with a microscope.
Report
| Summer learning plays a vital role in supporting students year-round. Recognized by the federal government as a key strategy for recovering from pandemic-related learning disruptions, it was supported through ESSR funds, which have now been spent or committed. Moving forward, lessons can be learned from states that have sustained their efforts.
Fact Sheet
A teacher holding a plant while students view it with a microscope.
Fact Sheet
| Summer learning plays a vital role in supporting students year-round. Recognized by the federal government as a key strategy for recovering from pandemic-related learning disruptions, it was supported through ESSR funds, which have now been spent or committed. Moving forward, lessons can be learned from states that have sustained their efforts.
Brief
A teacher holding a plant while students view it with a microscope.
Brief
| Summer learning plays a vital role in supporting students year-round. Recognized by the federal government as a key strategy for recovering from pandemic-related learning disruptions, it was supported through ESSR funds, which have now been spent or committed. Moving forward, lessons can be learned from states that have sustained their efforts.
Report
Two high school students work together in science class holding up a model skeleton
Report
| The traditional factory model of school does not prepare students for our modern global economy. To meet student needs, research points to 10 features for redesigning schools that foster deeper learning, stronger relationships, and equitable outcomes for students.
Brief
School principal and student walking down hallway together
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| Providing engaging learning experiences to all students requires school leaders to implement new school structures and classroom practices. Leadership programs can help school leaders acquire and apply the knowledge and skills needed to support this transformation, and policies can bolster adoption of the practices that lead to deeper learning.
Blog
Transforming Schools Blog Series: "Prioritizing Community and Authentic Learning" by Charlie Thompson
Blog
| While most school leaders manage countless priorities, William Smith High School explores what can happen when the focus is deliberately refined to the essentials, such as building community, exploring project-based learning, and integrating professional learning into the school’s culture.
Blog
Group on middle school students working on a project.
Blog
| The American education system has made limited progress towards the dream of equity envisioned by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. more than 60 years ago. Exemplary schools across the country offer a blueprint for building schools in which all students thrive regardless of zip code, family income, or race and ethnicity.
Book
School principal and student walking down hallway together
Book
| Today’s K–12 school leaders must have the skills to shift institutions toward deeper learning models built on collaboration, critical thinking, and project-based learning. Highlighting exemplary educational leadership preparation programs, this book describes how programs can prepare principals to guide their schools, teachers, and students toward deeper learning and equity.
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Teacher and student talking in a school hallway.
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| There is widespread agreement that addressing physical safety threats students may encounter at school should be a priority. But how this can best be accomplished is hotly debated. A new study reveals that some popular approaches can have unintended consequences.