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ANet is a nonprofit dedicated to the premise that every child in America deserves an excellent education and the opportunities it provides. We pursue our vision of educational equality in America by helping schools boost student learning with great teaching that is grounded in standards, informed by data, and built on the successful practices of educators around the country.

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As a mission-driven nonprofit organization, our primary concern is helping ensure equitable opportunity for all students.

Working alongside schools, we’ve learned that great teaching is grounded in standards, data, and insights shared among educators. We believe a blog can help us make a difference by spreading the ideas and effective practices of educators we work with.

We’re proud of the expertise our team has built over our ten years, and we'll be featuring contributions from ANetters across the org on topics in which they’ve immersed themselves.

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Filtering by Category: School Success Stories

Five Takeaways for Student Data Analysis

Rachel Thomas

The educational leaders from Moving Everest give us succinct and impactful insights as we use interim assessments to inform instruction. Our blog captures five takeaways from the video and resources to further support our student data analysis and usage.

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Building a culture of learning at Henderson Hopkins

Kate Shanahan

At Henderson Hopkins K-8 School, attendance is up and chronic absenteeism is down. The number of students meeting or exceeding grade-level expectations doubled. How did they do it?

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“Never done”: How one school builds a culture of success

Kate Shanahan

The leaders at Urban Scholars committed to shifting the school’s culture. Now, teachers are getting the support they need and students are learning and growing. Test scores are on the rise: math scores are up by 8%, and ELA by 13%.

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Differentiated coaching creates steady growth at Denison Elementary

Kate Shanahan

Student achievement at Denison Elementary School has been rising for years. They’re one of the top schools for academic growth in Cleveland. According to their ANet coach, it’s all about targeted support—for leaders, for teachers, and for students.

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Behind BEES’ Big Boost

Kate Shanahan

Craig’s goals for his school are bigger than his team: just eleven teachers and no assistant principal. How did such a small team manage to improve the school’s test scores by a whopping 4.2%—one of the largest positive percentage changes in New York City?

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An unaligned assessment strategy can undermine quality curriculum.

Guest User

Many districts are investing heavily in curriculum to improve teaching and learning. But you’ll only get so far if you only pay attention to curriculum, because assessments can actively work against a good curriculum. ANet helped LDOE grapple with this dilemma.

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A day in the life of an instructional coach

Kate Shanahan

Today, Angela’s on her way to visit Raleigh-Egypt Middle/High School. She’s built close relationships with many educators in the building over the past two years she’s coached them. Together, they’ve faced challenges and shared many successes. Among the successes—last year, Raleigh-Egypt jumped from a level 1 rating to a level 5.

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How one district saved time and boosted teaching with curriculum-embedded assessments

Guest User

Teachers at Allen Parish Schools, in Louisiana, felt harried and frustrated by testing until ANet helped district leaders realize they had a tool to save time and inform their teaching hiding in plain sight—curriculum-embedded assessments.

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