In Schools, On Schools
SPI's blog is named to emphasize that our best ideas come from observations in our own schools as well as at high-performing schools across the United States. We are proximate to the work going on in high-poverty schools that get results for students, and we are working to share these bright spots with others. Through generous sharing of best practices, our mission is to increase access to high-quality schools for all students, regardless of zip code.
Claims of school improvement are a dime a dozen.
Most claims I see are not grounded in any kind of reasonable evidence. Worse than that, the claims are often made without a logical definition of improvement.
In this article, I’m going to teach you a three-part definition that will help you easily tell when improvement has occurred and when it hasn’t.
But first, let’s start with a challenge.
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