Tools & Publications

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  April 2010

  Breaking the Cycle of Failure in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

  In this case study of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Strategic Staffing Initiative, Education Resource Strategies (ERS) and the Aspen Institute tell the important story of how one district is... More »

  School Design School Support Turnaround Presentations Publications
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  November 2009

  Are You Getting the Most Out of Your ARRA Spending?

  These are tough times for schools and districts, and they will get tougher. Federal stimulus funds have created some breathing room, but unless districts use these funds to plan for and... More »

  School Design School Funding School Support Standards and Curricula Teaching
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  April 2009

  Realigning Resources for District Transformation

  This paper, written with the Center for American Progress, gives state and district leaders 15 concrete ways to use all resources—current and new—for long-term transformation. More »

  Leadership School Design School Funding School Partners and Community School Support Standards and Curricula Teaching Publications
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  March 2009

  Continuing to Improve Teaching Quality During Tough Economic Times

  ERS Director Regis Shields presented at EdWeek’s webinar, “Creating Effective Teacher Professional Development in Tough Economic Times.” To turn tough times into opportunity, districts... More »

  Standards and Curricula Teaching Videos
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  2009

  Strategic Professional Development Review

  Before district leaders can expand professional development to better support teachers, they must first determine not only the current investment level but also what that investment is... More »

  Teaching Professional Learning Publications
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  2008

  Strategic Professional Development Review of the School District of Philadelphia

  This report reviews the School District of Philadelphia’s (SDP) use of professional development resources. Despite Philadelphia’s low and unstable funding of professional development, ERS... More »

  Teaching Professional Learning Presentations
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  May 2007

  Strategic Review of District and School Resources in LAUSD

  In the fall of 2006, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the Unified Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that called for a third-party... More »

  Presentations
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  May 2007

  Toward a Strategic Use of Resources in Saint Paul Public Schools

  In the Fall of 2006, Education Resource Strategies (ERS) was invited by Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) to study the use of resources in the district and create priority recommendations... More »

  Presentations
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  2004

  Becoming a Capable and Accountable System

  In 2003–2004, ERS and the Annenberg Institute for School Reform analyzed how Baltimore City Public School System utilizes its professional development resources and examined the alignment... More »

  Standards and Curricula Teaching
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  2004

  Inside the Black Box of Professional Development Spending

  Standards-based reform has entered a new phase that puts professional development of teachers at the center of the discussion. Research tells us that intensive, high-quality professional... More »

  Standards and Curricula Teaching Professional Learning
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  August 01, 2003

  Chicago Public Schools Professional Development Project

  This project began as a result of a concern about how to strengthen the professional development of teachers and leaders throughout the Chicago Public Schools. Leaders of the district as... More »

  Standards and Curricula Teaching Professional Learning Presentations Publications School Leaders
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  January 2003

  Rethinking District Professional Development Spending to Support School Improvement

  School districts across the country already invest significant sums of money each year in professional development to improve schools and teacher practice. The five districts studied here... More »

  Teaching Professional Learning Publications
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  May 2001

  Getting to the Heart of School Improvement

  Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) is now four years into implementing Student’s First, a powerful strategic plan for improving student performance. This report, requested by Superintendent... More »

  Standards and Curricula Teaching Presentations
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  2000

  Reinvesting in Teachers

  ERS with New American Schools, primary support from the Pew Charitable Trusts, has partnered with one or two reform-minded districts each year for three years to analyze spending on... More »

  Standards and Curricula Teaching
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  December 1999

  Professional Development Spending in the Boston Public Schools

  ERS supported Boston Public Schools and the Boston Plan for Excellence-Boston Annenberg Challenge in conducting an in-depth analysis of the district’s existing professional development... More »

  Standards and Curricula Teaching Professional Learning Presentations