Below are some of the most recent news articles featuring Public Impact and our work. To read more, searchable by topic, visit our resource database. For more news about our Opportunity Culture initiative, visit the Opportunity Culture website.
Forum Mulls Education Issues
Rocky Mount Telegram, October 24, 2018, by Amelia Harper
The Rocky Mount branch of the NAACP hosted a special education forum Tuesday to allow representatives of the N.C Justice Center to share information about state education. Two Edgecombe County principals also shared strategies that Edgecombe County Public Schools is using at…
What Principals Can Do to Keep Good Teachers in Their Schools
EdWeek, October 16, 2018, by Madeline Will
Principal Mary Beck knew that in order to transform her Chicago high school’s staff culture, she had to go the distance—13.1 miles, to be exact. Beck, who is the principal of Nicholas Senn High School on the North Side of…
What Schools Can Learn From Google (Spoiler: It’s Not What You’d Expect)
eSchool News, October 3, 2018, by Talia Milgrom-Elcott and Mo-Yun Lei Fong
One of the American workplaces with the most to learn is, ironically, public schools themselves. Too few schools prioritize employee satisfaction, failing to recognize the link between it and customer value. In other words, they…
Achievement Zone Transformation: A Georgia School District Raises Achievement with a Turnaround Strategy
American School Board Journal, October 2018, by Nora K. Carr
When Georgia’s Fulton County Schools formed its Achievement Zone, the district hoped to improve a cluster of 10 schools characterized by poverty and low achievement. Three years later, strategies forged in the Achievement Zone are transforming the…
Predictable Third Grade Reading Assessment Results Prompt the Question – How Can We Do Better?
EdNC, September 28, 2018, by Mandy Ableidinger
The most recent NC end of third grade reading assessment results show scores hardly shifting from last year and continued racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic gaps. What can we do differently? A recent research study on how best to reduce achievement…
School Scores Show Improvement in Edgecombe County
Rocky Mount Telegram, September 10, 2018, by Amelia Harper
Edgecombe County Public Schools registered some improvement on the 2017-18 preliminary school performance scores and exited low-performing status this year, but still has plenty of room for improvement.
Closing Achievement Gaps in Diverse and Low-Poverty Schools – an Analysis
Corbett Education Blog, August 27, 2018
Despite millions of dollars in funding to support closing achievement gaps, many efforts fail. After more than a decade of working in this field and seeing the same cycles continue, I would claim that the efforts often fail for a variety…
Strategy, Culture Keys to Closing Achievement Gaps in Diverse, Middle-Income Schools
EdWeek, August 15, 2018, by Sarah Sparks
Conversations around closing achievement gaps often focus on students in high-poverty, majority-minority schools, but a new report suggests higher-income schools and districts also can do more to support low-income, black, and Latino students.
Thought Leadership Forum Brief: Talent Development and Opportunity Culture
Center on School Turnaround, July 2018
This brief summarizes the information presented in the March and April 2018 forums, which addressed Opportunity Culture as a strategy to support talent development. The March presentation was by Bryan Hassel, Co-President of Public Impact. The April forum featured Denise Watts,…
5 Qualities for Teacher Leaders and Those Who Hire Them
EdNC, June 22, 2018, by Marquitta Mitchell
House Bill 235 outlines credentials that mentor teachers should possess so that they can provide support for new teachers. Those credentials include being an “excellent, experienced, and qualified” teacher who has at least an “accomplished” rating on their NC Teacher Evaluation.