Recent Work

Tutoring

Learning Curve: Lessons from the Tutoring Revolution in Public Education

The report details how to scale and sustain high-quality tutoring beyond federal pandemic-relief funding, profiling three different school models from across the country.

A Primer on Sustaining High-Impact Tutoring After ESSER

The resource examines how states and school districts can use existing funding streams to sustain high-impact tutoring.

Chronic Absenteeism

Attendance Playbook: Smart Solutions for Reducing Absenteeism Post-Pandemic

The playbook provides more than two dozen proven strategies to help schools bring students back to school regularly. [update coming fall 2026]

Team Sport: Rhode Island's Statewide Strategy for Reducing Chronic Absenteeism

The report explores a data-driven approach to reducing absenteeism and the lessons it offers other states.

Postsecondary Pathways

Skill Building: The Emerging Micro-Credential Movement in K-12 Education

The report examines how schools are using micro-credentials to build career readiness and create more personalized pathways for students.

Future Shock: The Crisis in Career Navigation

The report explores why many students lack the guidance needed to navigate college and career pathways and highlights promising approaches to career navigation.

Student Testing & School Accountability

Quality Check: The New, Best Way to Measure School Performance

The report examines new approaches to measuring school performance and the implications for school accountability and improvement.

None of the Above: A New Vision for State Standardized Testing

The report explores new approaches to statewide assessment designed to better measure student learning and support school improvement.