Barr Announces New Grants and Partnerships to Strengthen School Leadership in Massachusetts
10 Massachusetts school systems will work together in a strategic planning process exploring the challenges and solutions to the principal pipeline.
Eight Questions with Barr's New Education Program Officer
A conversation with Ali Gross about her journey in education and the work underway to support communities in reimagining the high school experience.
Words of Advice from Seven Schools Reimagining Where Learning Happens
After two years of planning work, school teams share what they have learned about redesigning high schools to better leverage community assets.
What Do We Want All of Our High School Graduates to Know and Be Able to Do?
Barr announces RFP for New England communities to build a “portrait of a graduate” – a collective vision of high school graduates who are prepared for post-secondary success.
Boston Globe to Deepen Reporting on Education
Building on the successful “Valedictorians Project,” a broadened journalistic effort aims to increase quantity and quality of coverage and public discussions about Boston’s public schools.
Strengthening School Leadership in Massachusetts
New report examines challenges and opportunities for ensuring every school has an effective principal.
Barr Foundation Names New Education Program Officer
Ali Gross to join team focused on new school development and school redesigns that put success within reach of all students.
New Poll Seeks Ideas About Public High Schools in New England
To understand opportunities and challenges in schools and communities, perspectives from students, parents, teachers, and principals are essential.
Smarter Ways to Use Data for Student-Centered Schools
Springpoint, a key partner in Barr’s Engage New England Initiative, reflects on three obstacles and three solutions for schools that want to more effectively use data to understand their students, and to design schools that are tailored to those needs, and that continuously adapt and improve.
The Why, What, and How of a High School Portrait of a Graduate
Explore key insights and a recording from a webinar led by a recent college graduate of an innovative school, a local educator, and leaders of national nonprofits.