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High Tech High Graduate School of Education

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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 furthest from opportunity.

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What is 

What is 

Continuous 

Continuous 

Improvement 

Improvement 

?

?

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.

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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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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.

Chronic Absenteeism

Math

On-Track to Graduate

College Access

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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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Student-led Advisory
Try Stuff was a hit! Crew advisors were thrilled to hand over some of the facilitation, and students came up with all sorts of creative lessons to share with their Crews.
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How Schools Are Using Identity Questions to Improve Literacy
ELA teachers asked students to connect their personal and cultural identity to the academic content at key junctures in their lessons.
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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.  
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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Foundations of Continuous Improvement

Jumpstart your improvement journey—learn how CI can help your team, school, or district tackle challenges and improve outcomes.
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Four smiling teenagers hold up colorful portrait artwork, standing closely together. Their expressive creations reflect strong foundations in art and a spirit of continuous improvement as they celebrate their creative achievements.

Foundations of Continuous Improvement

Jumpstart your improvement journey—learn how CI can help your team, school, or district tackle challenges and improve outcomes.
Zoom (online platform)
Four smiling teenagers hold up colorful portrait artwork, standing closely together. Their expressive creations reflect strong foundations in art and a spirit of continuous improvement as they celebrate their creative achievements.

Coalition Partners

Learning Forward logo. The words learning in blue and forward in green, with orange dots forming an arch above forward. Below, black text reads: THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ASSOCIATION—a symbol of excellence in education leadership.
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Marshall CoLab logo with a blue square and abstract design on the left, and the tagline “COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR LASTING CHANGE” beneath the organization name.
NYC Outward Bound Schools logo with a blue compass symbol and the text: NYC Outward Bound Schools. Equitable, Immersive and Joyful Learning.
Logo for the Institute for Learning at the University of Pittsburgh, featuring the institutes name above a horizontal gradient bar shifting from purple to yellow, with the university name below in uppercase.
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Circular logo for Bank Street College of Education, established 1916, with a large stylized white “B” on a blue background, surrounded by the college name and dotted border.
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Logo for Partners in School Innovation, featuring two abstract human figures in orange and blue on the left, with the organization’s name written to the right.
Radford University logo with a red geometric background, featuring a shield with R, 1910, and blue waves, alongside the words Radford University in white text.
Logo of the University of Maryland College of Education, featuring the university seal on the left and text reading CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT in red below.
A green spiral logo is on the left. To the right, the words Community Design Partners are stacked in dark, bold uppercase letters, reflecting a focus on Community Development against a white background.
Logo for CARPE Collaborative College Access Network, featuring the organizations name in bold text with a graduation cap graphic above the letter C in CARPE.
Logo for Improvement Scholars Network, featuring the organization’s name in black text with a circular pattern of yellow and orange dots on the left side.
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Logo for the National Center for School-University Partnerships with four squares, each containing a different white hand on a blue or red background, next to the organization’s name in white text on a black background.
Logo for the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) featuring white text on a red circle, with the phrase A Knowledge Forum on the EdD around the outer edge.
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The image shows the logo for The California State University Educator and Leadership Programs, with CSU in white letters on a red background and the program name in black text on a white background.
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