Schools and School Systems

In early 2024, McKinsey released the study I would have conducted if I had a multimillion-dollar research budget. It takes on a question leaders of education systems, nonprofits, and funders everywhere are trying to answer: Why do some efforts produce sustained gains in student learning at scale while most fall short? The report’s findings are […]

The six high schoolers at the cafeteria table start to smile. A minute ago, when I pulled up a chair and invited myself to join them, I got surly teenage looks. “If you were in charge of this place for a week, what would you do to make this school better for as many students