We’re excited to announce that, with state funding in New Mexico and North Carolina and private funding in Oklahoma, 25 school systems will join the national Opportunity Culture® initiative in 2026. We also shine a spotlight on Carlsbad Municipal Schools; tout the “great success” being seen in Bristol, Tennessee; and highlight a report on how Opportunity Culture® models can help address teacher compensation pressures in Mississippi. All this and more in our latest newsletter.
Ed Prep Providers: Obtain Free Certification
Public Impact will begin conferring Certified Opportunity Culture™ Career Prep Pathway status on educator preparation programs that place paid residents and apprentices, or provide licensure to new teachers, in schools with Certified Opportunity Culture School® status. Also, a look a how Opportunity Culture® teams and a focus on high-quality instructional materials sparked early wins in a Louisiana district. Read more in this edition of our newsletter.
Up to 3X More Learning Growth with Opportunity Culture® Designs—New Data
North Carolina schools with Certified Opportunity Culture School® status were two to three times more likely to exceed learning growth expectations than schools not using Opportunity Culture® staffing design, 2024–25 data from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction shows. Read more in this special edition of our newsletter.
Senators Hear About Opportunity Culture Results
Opportunity Culture® teaching teams work, U.S. senators heard in a Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions hearing on the state of K–12 education. Read a summary of the compelling case made by witnesses this edition of our newsletter.
Go Big for Big Student Results
When schools and districts begin using teaching teams, should they wade in, or dive in? Find out the answer by reading this edition of our newsletter, featuring a podcast that reveals what district leaders have said over the past decade about how best to improve student learning growth and teacher careers. Also, learn how funders […]
5 How-To’s for School Success
How can you reverse student learning slides in three steps ? Avoid K-12 scale fail? Stop wasting student teachers’ time and money? Add tutoring time for free? Right-size your tutoring groups? Public Impact® Co-President Bryan Hassel offers advice in a recent series of short posts. Plus, how to make 6-figure educator pay a reality; summer staffing design workshops; virtual summer professional learning; tools for summer planning, and more in our latest newsletter!
3 Moves to Reverse Student Learning Slide; Learning Can’t Wait Podcast
Public Impact® Co-President Bryan Hassel recently made the case for three moves the nation should make to address student learning loss—with Opportunity Culture® teaching teams pointing the way. And on the Learning Can’t Wait podcast, Hassel and his colleague, Kendall King, discussed how innovative staffing models like the Opportunity Culture® initiative are transforming schools across the country. Read these stories and more in our latest newsletter.
A Superintendent’s Reset for Success; Districts Share Excellent Educators
With Opportunity Culture® implementation reset, Texas district’s students and educators start seeing success—and six-figure pay for some teaching team leaders. Also, with our partner The Innovation Project, we published two op-eds this month in EducationNC. Read those stories and more in our latest newsletter!
Opportunity Culture Roles Produce Learning Growth Results—Within Budget
In a year of bleak NAEP outcomes nationwide, the latest data on schools using Opportunity Culture® teaching teams provides hope for scaling up student learning results nationwide. Read about the latest data in our newsletter here!
Responding to NAEP; Workshops Speed Up Strategic Staffing Planning
Do you work with or know of a district looking for an affordable, time-conserving way to get strategic staffing designed—creating a plan that produces results for students and teachers? Read about our new district- and school-level design workshops coming in March and April! Also in our February newsletter: we announce which schools using Opportunity Culture® models have received certification at several levels for the 2024–25 year, as well as the first schools nationally to receive “validated” status; our co-presidents’ respond to the latest NAEP scores; we share news, blog posts, and videos from districts across the country using Opportunity Culture® models; and offer the chance to see several of these districts in action by registering for two upcoming site visits. Read more in our latest newsletter here!
Going All-In on Small Groups for Student Success
Hear from the superintendent, a principal, and educators from Winchester Public Schools about how Opportunity Culture® teaching teams combine with a focus on small-group instruction to make a difference in student learning and school culture. Interested in seeing for yourself? Winchester and Carlsbad Municipal School District will host site visits in the spring. Register today—space is limited! Read more in our latest newsletter here.