Improvement Resources
Recommended readings and other resources to deepen your understanding of improvement science and networked improvement communities.
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Center for Urban Education Leadership’s work demonstrates how commitment to disciplined learning can yield extraordinary results in helping school leaders to improve schools.
Spotlight on Quality
Spotlight on Quality in Continuous Improvement
The Carnegie Foundation Spotlight on Quality in Continuous Improvement is designed to recognize quality in the enactment of improvement principles, methods, and tools to significant problems in education.
Carnegie Summit
Summit on Improvement in Education
The Carnegie Summit brings together a diverse and vibrant community of educators, researchers, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and policymakers dedicated to accelerating improvement in education. The 6th annual Summit was held April 16-18, 2019, in San Francisco, CA.
Improvement Voices
Advancing the Learning Agenda: Research-Practice Partnerships Focused on Deeper Learning
Over a two-year period, the Carnegie Foundation will facilitate and support the Hewlett Foundation’s Deeper Learning + Diffusion of Innovation and Scaled Impact network, a collection of 10 research … Read more
Using Improvement Science to Address Systemic Problems in Education
How does continuous improvement help schools build capacity for systemic change? In “How to Plan and Implement Continuous Improvement in Schools,” a recent blog post for KQED’s MindShift, Katrina … Read more
Drawing from Improvement Science to Scale Interventions in Global Education
In a recent blog post for Brookings, “Drawing from Improvement Science to Bridge Education Research and Practice,” Global Economy and Development Fellow Jenny Perlman Robinson describes three big things … Read more