Research

Research Areas

• School Improvement

  Frameworks for diagnosing why improvement plans stall and what conditions must exist before results move.

• Leadership

  What distinguishes leaders who sustain results from leaders who produce a single year of gains.

• Instruction

  Classroom conditions, coaching cycles, and instructional systems that hold under pressure.

• Education Technology

  Practical, responsible applications of education technology that reduce administrative burden and support human judgment.

Published Briefs

Long-form BetterEd briefs, published in full. Select a title to read the complete article.

• School TurnaroundThe First 90 Days of a School TurnaroundWhat the MIRACLE™ framework actually asks of a leader in the opening weeks.Read the brief
• LeadershipExecutive Coaching for Principals Is Not a LuxuryWhy the most effective networks treat coaching as a line item, not a perk.Read the brief
• AI in EducationAI Won't Replace Teachers. It Should Protect Them.A working thesis on what AI ought to do for the profession.Read the brief
• EnrollmentThe Quiet Metrics That Predict Enrollment SofteningThree data patterns most schools miss until it's too late.Read the brief
• TalentHiring Is Not a Marketing ProblemWhy “we can't find teachers” is usually a system problem, not a supply problem.Read the brief
• Teacher PayThe Moral Case — and the Math — for Raising Teacher PayA field note from the Raise Teacher Pay Project.Read the brief

Published briefs and downloadable resources are added as each is reviewed and approved for release. To request a specific brief or framework, start a transformation conversation.