Instructional Models Doing the Right Things Right

whitePaper | January 28, 2020

Teacher quality is one of the most important factors that contributes to student success. There is a growing body of research that points to coaching as an effective way to support teacher growth. As such, coaching is becoming more prevalent in schools and districts in the U.S., and districts are increasingly using federal, state, and local funds to support coaches and coaching programs. Given our collective commitment to coaching, Digital Promise, Learning Forward, and Google partnered to provide insights based on a national survey of coaches, teachers, and administrators currently engaged in coaching.

whitePaper | February 14, 2020

Establish a $5 billion annual matching grant to help states address unmet need and improve student outcomes. This “federal-state partnership” would reward states based on measures of affordability, tax effort, and productivity. States would be required to use these grant funds to reduce unmet need or improve outcomes among low- and middle-income students. 2. Increase mandatory Pell funding by $9 billion per year, with expanded eligibility for middle-income households and capped at the fourth income quartile. This would reduce unmet need for low- and middle-income students, making higher education more affordable and accessible.

whitePaper | January 8, 2020

We are living through a period of extraordinary change. The stunning rise of the middle-income countries, led by China, India, and Brazil, has intensified the desire of many nations to increase their competitiveness by building more highly skilled workforces. Technological advances are changing job profiles and skills, while offering possibilities for accelerated learning. Persistently high levels of unemployment, especially among youth, have highlighted the failure of education systems to prepare young people with the right skills for the job market, and have fueled calls for greater opportunity and accountability.

whitePaper | August 14, 2020

The global k-12 education system is facing unprecedented challenges ranging from technology disparities to in-school health concerns. At the same time, the realities of COVID-19 are presenting U.S. school districts with the opportunity to restructure education with a forward-looking view on how students will learn and educators will teach in a post-pandemic world.

whitePaper | August 17, 2022

There are many assumptions and claims made about the international schools market. For the purposes of this white paper and its data collection, ISC Research focuses on those international schools that offer learning in the language of English or as one of the main languages of learning.

whitePaper | September 13, 2022

Remote learning may have gained popularity due to the global health crisis, but the virtual classroom is here to stay. With that comes the need for laptops and desktops, as well as any other technical equipment that maintains optimum uptime so educators and students can communicate quickly and effectively during the school day.