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Cobb County: Curriculum That Keeps Learning

Discover how Cobb County School District co-designed a custom K–5 math curriculum with BetterLesson Learning to boost math proficiency to 53.6%, surpass state averages, and achieve 75%+ classroom fidelity through sustained, side-by-side teacher coaching.

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White Paper: Protecting the Investment of Professional Learning

When a professional learning investment falls short, the issue is rarely just the content or provider. Explore how looking beyond individual solutions to the broader "improvement ecosystem"—including leadership, structures, schedules, and implementation data—helps district leaders protect their investment and drive lasting instructional change.

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From Surviving to Thriving in 2026: How Districts Are Reworking Systems, Not Just Budgets

Three essential strategic steps for delivering better student outcomes amid tighter fundingnand staffing, how to make them, and why now.

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The Educator Skill/Will Matrix: How District Leaders Are Making Smarter Staffing and PD Decisions in 2026

Quickly identify instructional strengths and gaps—so every dollar spent on professional learning reduces risk instead of adding it.

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AI Master Teacher project
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BetterLesson’s new Master Teacher Project guides teachers in the use of AI in their classrooms

The AI Master Teacher Project will support active learning about the use of AI in classrooms from current educators. By asking carefully-selected master teachers to document their strategies, in practical and actionable terms, we’re making accessible to all educators the approaches that would otherwise be visible to only a few.

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October 20, 2026

Cobb County: Curriculum That Keeps Learning

Discover how Cobb County School District co-designed a custom K–5 math curriculum with BetterLesson Learning to boost math proficiency to 53.6%, surpass state averages, and achieve 75%+ classroom fidelity through sustained, side-by-side teacher coaching....
Case Study
September 30, 2026

White Paper: Protecting the Investment of Professional Learning

When a professional learning investment falls short, the issue is rarely just the content or provider. Explore how looking beyond individual solutions to the broader "improvement ecosystem"—including leadership, structures, schedules, and implementation data—helps district leaders protect their investment and drive lasting instructional change....
Guide
September 26, 2026

From Surviving to Thriving in 2026: How Districts Are Reworking Systems, Not Just Budgets

Three essential strategic steps for delivering better student outcomes amid tighter fundingnand staffing, how to make them, and why now....
Guide
March 6, 2026

The Schedule Looked Fine. Then Racine Ran the Numbers.

How one district turned scheduling instincts into decisions they could defend—and what the data revealed about instructional time, CTE pathways, and senior year....
Case Study
March 4, 2026

K-12 Professional Development Budgets in 2026: Why and How Districts Are Spending More on PD, Not Less

Budget pressure is real — but the districts coming out ahead aren't cutting professional development. They're funding it smarter. Here's what four years of EdWeek data reveals about where K-12 leaders are investing, and why....
Article
February 24, 2026

The Educator Skill/Will Matrix: How District Leaders Are Making Smarter Staffing and PD Decisions in 2026

Quickly identify instructional strengths and gaps—so every dollar spent on professional learning reduces risk instead of adding it. ...
Guide
AI Master Teacher project
November 17, 2025

BetterLesson’s new Master Teacher Project guides teachers in the use of AI in their classrooms

The AI Master Teacher Project will support active learning about the use of AI in classrooms from current educators. By asking carefully-selected master teachers to document their strategies, in practical and actionable terms, we’re making accessible to all educators the approaches that would otherwise be visible to only a few....
Article
Academic acceleration for high school students in the state of Washington
November 12, 2025

Academic acceleration for high school students in the state of Washington

Washington State education leaders and policymakers have taken a bold stance on the need for expanded access to academically intense courses for all students. State- and district-level leaders know that academic acceleration is a key driver of statewide college readiness and career preparation. Yet state leaders and school district superintendents recognized a challenge: Access to high academic intensity courses across the state was uneven and often had low or uneven participation....
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November 10, 2025

Redesigning the high school schedule to expand access and outcomes

Faced with the reality of declining accountability ratings and accreditation challenges, school leaders began to evaluate whether the schedule was helping or hurting student performance. Superintendent John Cabral saw that the district's only high school needed wholesale transformation to provide students the best education possible and the ability to succeed in whatever path they choose after graduation....
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