A Better Path to the Right Consultant
The Clarity Gap When your organization hits a moment of growth, transition, or challenge, the instinct is to get help – fast. But the path to that support often feels ...
Check Out Catalyst:Ed’s Learning Lab for School Improvement Teams!
by Rohini McKee, Associate Partner, Strategic Initiatives Rohini introduces The Learning Lab and the ways in which school improvement teams can use the lab to adopt continuous improvement practices. It’s with ...
Supporting the Next Wave of Equity-Centered Improvement: Introducing The Learning Lab for School Improvement Teams
by Leona Christy, CEO at Catalyst:Ed Leona reflects on the lessons and ideas Catalyst:Ed has encountered within our work with networks for school improvement (NSIs) as we approach the launch ...
Rethinking Continuous Improvement Processes for Challenging Times
by Rachel Klein, Partner of Strategic Initiatives As Catalyst:Ed prepares for the launch of The Learning Lab, Rachel reflects on several conversations she’s had with thought leaders on how to ...
Black and American Past, Present, and Futures are Inextricable
by Tre Johnson, Partner, DEI DEI Partner Tre Johnson reflects on the limiting separation of Black history from American history, the invisibilization of Black presence in American present, and the ...
The Hidden Cost of Trying to Be Great
by Nicole Jarbo, Provider-In-Residence at Catalyst:Ed, Founder of Goodbets Group and primary collaborator on the Arc Collaborative Last fall, Catalyst:Ed incubated the Arc Collaborative, a 4-month capacity-building program for education ...
Introducing Catalyst:Ed’s New DEI Project Intake Form
by Nybria Acklin, Associate, DEI at Catalyst:Ed Nybria Acklin, Associate on the DEI team, introduces the new project intake process for all incoming DEI project requests in this blog post. ...
Equity Questions in Post-Secondary Provider Selection
by Phillip Nevels, Associate Partner of Strategic Initiatives, Postsecondary at Catalyst:Ed Post-secondary Associate Partner Phillip Nevels reflects on the equity considerations that the Strategic Initiatives team grappled with when recruiting ...
Equity in the ICAF
by Rachel Klein, Partner of Strategic Initiatives at Catalyst:Ed Since 2018, Catalyst:Ed has been supporting Networks for School Improvement (NSIs) – improvement networks funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates ...
New Technical Assistance Funding to Support Schools Through COVID-19 Challenges
“There is so much that needs to be done. Our schools attempted distance learning this Spring, and we need to strengthen those systems, while also closing the instructional gaps caused ...