Teachers and school leaders have been pressed to use data over the last few decades, and that pressure is increasing. Yet while data use has become a popular term among educators and politicians, evidence demonstrates that teachers and school leaders still struggle with making sense of data in the service of improved learning outcomes. To do this…

Teacher advisors in the Fall River (MA) public schools bridge theory and practice and merge curriculum development with staff development. They have revitalized the writing curriculum, brought freshness and excitement to teaching, and raised the quality of student writing. Their approach is described. (MT)

When a university and a major urban district pair up, teachers learn more about science content and how to develop an inquiry-based classroom. More than 8,000 Detroit, Mich., students have felt the change--and show the results in improved science test scores.