Five Focus Areas For Schools Navigating COVID-19
Insights from school leaders engaging support from the new Mass Ready Fund to adapt and keep students at the center during the pandemic.
New Support Available to Massachusetts Schools Planning for 2020-21 School Year
Timely support for school and system leaders navigating COVID19 and centering their 2020-21 planning in equity.
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.