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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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Free Lesson Plans and Teaching Strategies for April

Explore this list of lesson plans and strategies relating to National Wildlife Week, Earth Day, and National Poetry Month, and more in April!

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free guide for k-12 leaders From Surviving to Thriving in 2026: How Districts Are Reworking Systems, Not Just Budgets
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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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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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an on-demand workshop Dr. Steven Gering recently led specifically for district leaders navigating the tension between budget constraints and improving student outcomes.
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On-Demand Workshop: 10 Overlooked Levers for Post-Secondary Success and District Sustainability

In this on-demand workshop, Dr. Steven Gering led district leaders through 10 levers to help navigate the tension between budget constraints and improving student outcomes.

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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
free guide for k-12 leaders From Surviving to Thriving in 2026: How Districts Are Reworking Systems, Not Just Budgets
January 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
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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Charlotte Mecklenburg - BetterLesson case study
November 5, 2025

Building Capacity to Improve Student Outcomes:
A Multi-Year Partnership with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What began as a 2016 pilot with 28 teachers produced double-digit student achievement gains and grew into a multi-year ever-evolving strategic partnership that helped CMS navigate curriculum adoption, pandemic response, and leadership capacity building – with compelling results....
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November 4, 2025

Lesson Plans & Strategies for November

Explore these lesson plans for November featuring resources for Veterans Day, the Elections, Thanksgiving, and Native American Heritage Month...
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