with the right approach, every school community can grow a pool of highly qualified and effective educators. our team draws on evidence-based strategies to help education systems recruit, prepare, and retain skilled teachers and administrators who reflect the diversity of students they serve. we start by getting to know your local community and conditions. building on your context, we co-create responsive solutions that leverage the research on educator effectiveness and career pathways. in partnership, we evaluate and improve systems and programs to prepare and retain educators who can positively impact student learning.
specialties
principal researcher, applied research & equitable evaluation
senior researcher, applied research & systems improvement
senior leader, large-scale technical assistance & teacher effectiveness
managing researcher, mixed methods evaluation & research
director, equitable learning & systems improvement/deia strategy
senior consultant, literacy
how can we support black students in entering the teaching profession? dr. mikkaka overstreet invited a few teachers-in-training to tell us.
with a growing body of research showing the positive impact of diverse teachers on students outcomes, what does the research say on strategies for hiring more teachers of color?
for districts and schools hit hard by teacher shortages, there's only so much you can do alone in hiring and keeping high-quality teachers.