K-12 Education

Federal Investments in Infrastructure and Climate Change Can Help Schools Take Action

The US government can help schools transition to clean energy to mitigate their carbon footprints.

January 7, 2022
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Choosing Humanity | Leadership Lessons

David Hardy has focused his career on closing educational gaps in school districts across the United States. In years spent working with communities that had been underinvested in, he was always looking deeper at the ecosystem surrounding the children at the schools he was leading.

June 30, 2021

Looking Back to Accelerate Forward: Toward a Policy Paradigm that Advances Equity and Improvement

This report contains real-world, proven strategies and provides a clear set of recommendations to guide policymakers in building a comprehensive and coherent state-wide approach for improving school climate.

April 14, 2021
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We Can Make Schools a Force for Climate Action

With over 50 million children enrolled, public schools present both a need and an opportunity to address this once-in-a-lifetime crisis.

March 1, 2021

Creating Conditions for Student Success: A Policymakers’ School Climate Playbook

This report contains real-world, proven strategies and provides a clear set of recommendations to guide policymakers in building a comprehensive and coherent state-wide approach for improving school climate.

January 26, 2021
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THIS IS NOT A TEST, THIS IS AN EMERGENCY: Special Considerations for Assessing and Advancing Equity in School-Year 2020-21

This brief recognizes this conundrum and offers recommendations for state leaders regarding assessment in 2020-2021.

October 1, 2020
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We Can Make Schools a Force for Climate Action

With over 50 million children enrolled, public schools present both a need and an opportunity to address this once-in-a-lifetime crisis.

September 23, 2020

Don’t Forget About the Principal

School districts must call upon principals as thought partners, collaborators, and allies in the revisioning of school in the COVID-19 era.

September 14, 2020