Enabling High-Quality Teaching and Learning Archives

District and State System Improvement, Educaton

Where Do We Go from Here on Equity?

Not too long ago, the idea of equity was placed front and center, becoming…

Funding and Sustaining an ADSY Summer Program

Since 2020, FourPoint has helped dozens of Texas Local Education Agencies – districts and charters –…

Rethinking School During Challenging Times: A Reflection on Lessons Learned

Supporting high-quality Expanded Learning Time (ELT) has been a key priority of FourPoint Education Partners (FourPoint) from our inception. Over the past two years, FourPoint has partnered with the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the Texas Impact Network (TIN), Education Resource Strategies (ERS), The Learning Agenda (TLA) and several Design and Implementation (DI) Partners, to help districts plan strategically to redesign for an ‘Additional Days School Year’ (ADSY) through summer learning as well as full-year redesign models. The support we have provided gives us a unique perspective and experience to support additional communities, in Texas and around the country, as education leaders identify, plan, and implement approaches to incorporating ELT into their work to close the persistent equity gaps that have been widened by the pandemic.

New Report Centers Student Voices on Postsecondary Readiness

What did the Class of 2021 – and their younger peers – have to say about…

Closing Equity Gaps through Expanded Learning Time: What We’ve Learned from Supporting ELT Planning This Past Year

Recent research by The Education Trust (Ed Trust) and MDRC identified Expanded Learning Time (ELT) as…

Curriculum, Instruction

Pandemic Era Teaching and Learning: A Fundamental Question Remains

Like other teachers and education leaders across the county, “Teaching and Learning during a Pandemic”…

Special Education

Response to “Let’s rebuild special education when schools reopen”

FourPoint’s Chairman Emeritus Christopher Cross and Special Education Director Alice Parker share their perspectives with…

CTE and Beyond: Informing Student Choice Through Career-Connected Learning

February is Career and Technical Education month – our annual chance to celebrate how CTE…

Career and Technical Education in Providence and Beyond

Across the country, states and school districts are updating career and technical education (CTE) programs…

out of school time summer learning

Summer Is For Learning

This isn’t your mother’s summer break. In addition to hanging out with their friends…