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OUR MISSION

We champion and amplify the use of improvement methods to transform educational systems so all young people learn and thrive, especially those at the margins.

What is 

What is 

Continuous 

Continuous 

Improvement 

Improvement 

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As champions for students, there’s nothing more exciting to us than a bold idea for improving education. Continuous improvement is how we build from bold ideas to cycles of inquiry to transformative change – starting now! Together, we’re learning our way to better outcomes for students – and better systems for all.

Get Started With
Resources

Get Started With Resources

Three people sit around a table covered with colorful sticky notes and worksheets, discussing ideas. One woman gestures while speaking, and a laptop, notebooks, and snacks are visible on the table.
Process Mapping
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A woman in a green sweater, wearing glasses and large earrings, smiles and gestures with a marker while standing at a whiteboard, facing a person in the foreground.
Chain of Why
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A woman and a young boy sit on the floor, looking at papers together. The woman is writing on a clipboard with a red pen, while the boy reads from a notebook. Colorful charts are posted on the wall behind them.
Empathy Interviews
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Our Focus Areas

We work to make school a place where every student can shine, just like you do. Across the country, many of us are doing this work alone. Continuous improvement gives us the collaborative, iterative space to do more strategic work for more young people, together. Join us in building better solutions for these critical challenges – and creating the schools all students and educators deserve.

Spotlight Stories

Welcome to Unboxed Issue 28
In my forties, I have taken up two possibly ill-advised pursuits: skateboarding and indoor rock climbing. 
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We Have All This Data, Now What?
Too often when teachers get data, they don’t know what to do with it. At the University of Chicago Middle Grades Network, we use two protocols in succession (the first with staff members, the second with students) to transform data into effective action. The staff meeting protocol is called “What? So what? Now what?” and based on what we learn from that, we organize a “data circle” with students. Here’s what that looks like in detail.
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Tackling Chronic Absenteeism
Tracking  absences quarterly allows schools to spot trends and changes faster, whether they be  something to celebrate or a student who needs more support. When we track the number of absences by quarter, just a few missed days in a row can trigger early intervention or celebration.  
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