The Critical Role of Teacher Leaders
New research offers framework to understand the many forms teacher leadership takes, and insights into the opportunities for educators in Massachusetts.
Innovation Is Everywhere
Schools across the United States are leading change from within. Why don’t we know more about them?
New England Students and Parents Expect More from High School
New poll reveals large gaps between what parents and students want and what their high schools currently provide.
14 New England Communities to Build a “Portrait of a Graduate”
What do our students need to know and be able to do by the time they graduate high school?
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.