Blog Building Coherent Strategies Aligning policies and practices with goals All CategoriesAll Tags District Use of ESSER Funds: Concerns about Impact and Program Sustainability In 2020, the federal government passed three separate laws that each allocated significant resources to the…Read moreArrow Right Icon Work-Based Learning: A Key Lever for Building Critical Connections A growing body of research is making it clear that, while competencies and credentials are critical…Read moreArrow Right Icon A Transformational Tale: Waukegan Public Schools While so much has changed over the past few months, one steady thread for districts is…Read moreArrow Right IconTag IconDistrict and State System ImprovementLeadership Development Form Follows Function: FourPoint’s Take on Central Office Restructuring “I need a deputy or a chief of staff. What’s the difference? And which is best?”…Read moreArrow Right IconTag IconChange ManagementDistrict and State System Improvement Going Small to Go Big: Focusing on a Small Number of Initiatives to Drive a Larger Improvement Process Scott Joftus has some advice for districts attempting major turnarounds: start with a few core strategies.Read more at edCircuitExternal Link IconTag IconEducation Policy Education and National Elections Donald Trump’s campaign recently announced that it would focus on education during the entire week of…Read moreArrow Right IconTag IconDistrict and State System Improvement, Education Reform A Theory of Action: FourPoint’s Transformation Framework In part one of this series, Systemic Approaches to School and District Transformation, I argued that…Read moreArrow Right IconTag IconChange Management, District and State System Improvement Systemic Approaches to School and District Transformation The Keys to Achieving Success in School and District Transformation, Part 1 What does it really…Read moreArrow Right IconTag IconCommunity SchoolsSchool Redesign Supporting Districts to Implement and Scale Community Schools Across the country, more districts and cities are declaring their intention to adopt and/or deepen their…Read moreArrow Right IconTag IconCommunity Schools, District and State System Improvement A New Approach to Governance Needed If we could redraw governance and management in service of children at the local level, what…Read moreArrow Right Icon
District Use of ESSER Funds: Concerns about Impact and Program Sustainability In 2020, the federal government passed three separate laws that each allocated significant resources to the…Read moreArrow Right Icon
Work-Based Learning: A Key Lever for Building Critical Connections A growing body of research is making it clear that, while competencies and credentials are critical…Read moreArrow Right Icon
A Transformational Tale: Waukegan Public Schools While so much has changed over the past few months, one steady thread for districts is…Read moreArrow Right Icon
Tag IconDistrict and State System ImprovementLeadership Development Form Follows Function: FourPoint’s Take on Central Office Restructuring “I need a deputy or a chief of staff. What’s the difference? And which is best?”…Read moreArrow Right Icon
Tag IconChange ManagementDistrict and State System Improvement Going Small to Go Big: Focusing on a Small Number of Initiatives to Drive a Larger Improvement Process Scott Joftus has some advice for districts attempting major turnarounds: start with a few core strategies.Read more at edCircuitExternal Link Icon
Tag IconEducation Policy Education and National Elections Donald Trump’s campaign recently announced that it would focus on education during the entire week of…Read moreArrow Right Icon
Tag IconDistrict and State System Improvement, Education Reform A Theory of Action: FourPoint’s Transformation Framework In part one of this series, Systemic Approaches to School and District Transformation, I argued that…Read moreArrow Right Icon
Tag IconChange Management, District and State System Improvement Systemic Approaches to School and District Transformation The Keys to Achieving Success in School and District Transformation, Part 1 What does it really…Read moreArrow Right Icon
Tag IconCommunity SchoolsSchool Redesign Supporting Districts to Implement and Scale Community Schools Across the country, more districts and cities are declaring their intention to adopt and/or deepen their…Read moreArrow Right Icon
Tag IconCommunity Schools, District and State System Improvement A New Approach to Governance Needed If we could redraw governance and management in service of children at the local level, what…Read moreArrow Right Icon
