Public Impact

When Districts Share Staff, Students & Teachers Win

Public Impact — Wed, 13 May 2026 15:58:46 +0000

Check out our podcast on how one rural school district solved a teaching vacancy by sharing a remotely-located team leader with another district. Also hear how education advocates in Pennsylvania and Mississippi are responding to a teacher retention crisis in their states, and see the three key steps we suggest policymakers should take to support […]

Win Federal Education Grants with Built-In Matching Funds

Public Impact — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:15:07 +0000

Get help bringing grants to your state or district—with proven design that fits federal opportunities, boosting learning and pay! Public Impact has won all of our past grant proposals written for federal TSL/TIF applicants, and we can help you with three current and upcoming federal grants. Incorporating Opportunity Culture^® design—which better matches grant criteria than other approaches—in your applications improves your chances of success, with its 12+ years of nation-leading results for students and teachers. Learn more in this edition of our newsletter.

National Opportunity Culture® Results: 2–3X Schoolwide High Growth

Public Impact — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:15:53 +0000

New findings from national data show that schools using updated Opportunity Culture^® staffing design standards achieved, on average, two to three times the rate of schoolwide high-growth learning of other schools in the same states in 2024–25. Plus listen to us on the Future of Education podcast, and hear our conversations with three superintendents about their experiences using Opportunity Culture^® models in their districts. All this and more in our March 2026 newsletter!

Record Number of Systems to Join Opportunity Culture® Initiative

Public Impact — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:58:50 +0000

We’re excited to announce that, with state funding in New Mexico and North Carolina and private funding in Oklahoma, 25 school systems will join the national Opportunity Culture^® initiative in 2026. We also shine a spotlight on Carlsbad Municipal Schools; tout the "great success" being seen in Bristol, Tennessee; and highlight a report on how Opportunity Culture^® models can help address teacher compensation pressures in Mississippi. All this and more in our latest newsletter.

Ed Prep Providers: Obtain Free Certification

Public Impact — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:11:13 +0000

Public Impact will begin conferring Certified Opportunity Culture™ Career Prep Pathway status on educator preparation programs that place paid residents and apprentices, or provide licensure to new teachers, in schools with Certified Opportunity Culture School^® status. Also, a look a how Opportunity Culture^® teams and a focus on high-quality instructional materials sparked early wins in a Louisiana district. Read more in this edition of our newsletter.

Up to 3X More Learning Growth with Opportunity Culture® Designs—New Data

Public Impact — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 20:17:52 +0000

North Carolina schools with Certified Opportunity Culture School^® status were two to three times more likely to exceed learning growth expectations than schools not using Opportunity Culture^® staffing design, 2024–25 data from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction shows. Read more in this special edition of our newsletter.

Senators Hear About Opportunity Culture Results

Public Impact — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:51:26 +0000

Opportunity Culture^® teaching teams work, U.S. senators heard in a Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions hearing on the state of K–12 education. Read a summary of the compelling case made by witnesses this edition of our newsletter.

Go Big for Big Student Results

Public Impact — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:35:24 +0000

When schools and districts begin using teaching teams, should they wade in, or dive in? Find out the answer by reading this edition of our newsletter, featuring a podcast that reveals what district leaders have said over the past decade about how best to improve student learning growth and teacher careers. Also, learn how funders […]

A classroom staffing model is improving outcomes for teachers and students

Public Impact — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 13:55:23 +0000

From EdNC, by Sergio Osnaya-Prieto, July 31, 2025 What would happen if schools changed the way they staffed a classroom? What if instead of the traditional method — one teacher leading a classroom — a whole team of teachers were available to support students? Teacher-led teams are yielding “top-tier results nationally,” according to a press release from Public […]

5 How-To’s for School Success

Public Impact — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:12:08 +0000

How can you reverse student learning slides in three steps ? Avoid K-12 scale fail? Stop wasting student teachers’ time and money? Add tutoring time for free? Right-size your tutoring groups? Public Impact^® Co-President Bryan Hassel offers advice in a recent series of short posts. Plus, how to make 6-figure educator pay a reality; summer staffing design workshops; virtual summer professional learning; tools for summer planning, and more in our latest newsletter!