Changing Conditions Is Worth It
There’s excitement in Utah as 14 schools receive over $23M in School Improvement Grants. Schools look to use their new funding for support staff, teacher coaches, and instructors. Utah’s KSL news...
View ArticleMass Insight Education Partners with EVSC
Through a partnership with the state of Indiana, Mass Insight Education has embarked on an exciting project with the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC). According to the EVSC,...
View ArticleThe Systems of the Past
Every Wednesday this past month, Betsy Haley Doyle and Nithin Iyengar of The Bridgespan Group‘s Education Practice guest-blogged in The Turnaround Zone, providing the context for the work that many...
View ArticleSimple Request: Do More of What Works and Less of What Doesn’t
As Justin wrote last week, re: the leading indicators around the federal School Improvement Grant program, “we definitely shouldn’t be too surprised that there’s not more progress, given that so many...
View ArticleCloudy with a Chance to Reign
Syracuse, NY, is most widely known for its college basketball team and snowy conditions. Now, after receiving 40% of the state’s SIG dollars, the Syracuse City School District (SCSD) is getting...
View ArticleThe Money You Don’t Know You Have for School Turnaround
The Money You Don’t Know You Have for School Turnaround: Maximizing the Title I Schoolwide Model is the newest publication from Mass Insight Education’s State Development Network for School Turnaround,...
View ArticleEdu-trends to watch in 2015
Happy New Year! To kick off 2015, In the Zone blog writers Charis Anderson and Alison Segal are back with our predictions for the big education topics and trends for the upcoming year! Did we miss...
View ArticleNew SIG guidance is out…Now what?
The wait is over. The U.S. Department of Education on Friday released a final version of updated School Improvement Grant (SIG) guidance, bringing to a close months of review and anticipation. The SIG...
View ArticleNews You Should Know: February Round-Up
Our monthly news roundup continues below with February’s highlights. No silver bullet to college completion, but here are some bright spots. A Business Insider write-up from a summit on college...
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