Paula Nassif is the global society program & partnership manager at Wolters Kluwer Health. She has served on Mass Insight’s board of directors since 2019 and came to us through Latinos for Education’s Latino Board Fellowship. We talked to Paula about her experiences in the education system, her career path, and how she came to be…
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Our partner school districts are spread across the country: some started school in late July; others are opening this week. Many are facilitating instruction remotely, many are offering a hybrid option, and some are beginning to resume school in person. A superintendent preparing for a remote start asked me earlier this week: what can the districts that…
read more This summer we’ve provided remote support for improvement planning in a number of schools. We’ve learned six lessons that we think are worth sharing. School improvement planning is more important than ever. No matter the mode of instruction (virtual, hybrid, in classrooms), families and students are counting on schools to facilitate learning. Given all the…
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Gary Evee is the Founder and CEO of Evee Security Consulting Group. He has served on Mass Insight’s Board of Directors since 2019. He was recently elected Vice Chair and will take on the role of Board Chair beginning in July 2021. We talked to Gary about his experiences as a student in the Boston…
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Dr. Pia Durkin is the author of a new book, “The Superintendent’s Work with Principals, Improving Instruction and Achieving Results,” available at http://www.rbteach.com/store. A former superintendent, Dr. Durkin is currently a leadership consultant and executive for senior school leaders. Dr. Durkin and I talked about her book recently on Zoom.
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In a recent New York Times editorial, David Brooks asserts that despite the current need for science and technology, “the humanities are in crisis at the exact moment history is revealing how vital moral formation really is.” He suggests that while science is “producing the vaccines, the humanities [are] stocking leaders and citizens with capacities of…
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We are living through heartbreaking, horrific, and deeply troubling times. We are struggling to understand the violent killing of George Floyd at the hands of those sworn to serve and protect. His death is emblematic of countless other killings, and systemic racism pervades every aspect of our nation. All of this as we struggle through a…
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School systems across the country are starting to pivot from what has been very necessary reactive crisis management to more proactive scenario planning with an eye towards SY20-21. As state education agencies, school districts, and schools start to lay out all of the possibilities, many are feeling overwhelmed. There’s a lot we don’t know about…
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Great teachers facilitate great student learning experiences. That’s why leaders invest time, money, and effort into improving teaching. But how can leaders know if their efforts are paying off? How can we know if teaching is actually improving in ways that advance priorities and goals? Our partners are right to ask us these questions. In…
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Dr. Sarah Phillips leads Mass Insight’s research and impact work. It is a new position that Mi created to help our team assess areas of strength and areas where we can improve in our work with schools, districts, and state education agencies. Sarah keeps us focused on continuous improvement and has helped us measure the…
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Building a smart school improvement plan is important, and to result in change, it has to be implemented. But to ensure implementation, the way in which the plan is developed matters a lot. Boston Green Academy (BGA), a public grade 6-12 Horace Mann charter school in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, was ready and eager…
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Dr. Carolina Buitrago recently joined Mass Insight to lead our school improvement network initiatives. She is responsible for developing local and national networks of districts and schools to increase college readiness and success for African American/black, Latinx, and low-income students. Mass Insight recently received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help us…
read moreOur blog features commentary and insights from our staff and, from time-to-time, special guest bloggers about school improvement practices and policies that are changing student lives and changing schools. Contact jschneider@massinsight.org for more information.