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Schools That Work

Our flagship series highlights practices and case studies from K-12 schools and districts that are improving the way students learn.

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Early College Model: Giving Students College Access in High School

At Trinidad Garza Early College High School, students can earn a free Associate’s degree. Last year, almost 50% of their graduating class did just that.

Examples That Work

A male and female teen are sitting at a table together. Together, they're holding a long ruler and are both looking at it.

6 Strategies to Make Your Students College Ready

Trinidad Garza Early College High School | Grades 9-12

Trinidad Garza Early College High School uses six key instructional strategies to prepare students for higher education.

64 2,057 views
Student Surveys: Using Student Voice to Improve Teaching and Learning

Student Surveys: Using Student Voice to Improve Teaching and Learning

Trinidad Garza Early College High School | Grades 9-12

When teachers survey their classes at Trinidad Garza Early College High School, students see how their opinions matter and have a direct impact on instruction.

132 17,584 views
An adult female in a counseling room is sitting across a small table from a teenage student, helping him fill out a form.

How I Broke the Cycle of Poverty

Trinidad Garza Early College High School | Grades 9-12

Trinidad Garza Early College High School helped Carlos Nava define and reinforce his personal narrative outside of the confines of society.

55 2,057 views
Early College Model: Giving Students College Access in High School

Early College Model: Giving Students College Access in High School

Trinidad Garza Early College High School | Grades 9-12

At Trinidad Garza Early College High School, students can earn a free Associate’s degree. Last year, almost 50% of their graduating class did just that.

1 96 18,025 views
A closeup of a teenage girl sitting at her desk, smiling. One hand is resting on an opened notebook, and her other hand is holding a pencil above a sheet of paper she's writing on. Other students are sitting throughout the classroom.

The Deficit Model Is Harming Your Students

Trinidad Garza Early College High School | Grades 9-12

Raise your underserved students' expectations by raising your own, and create a series of reachable, data-based goals, scaffolding your instruction and mitigating their fear of failure.

281 3,086 views
A closeup of two female teens from the shoulder up sitting, looking towards the front of the class.

The Counselor's Role: Scaffolded Support In and Outside of the Classroom

Trinidad Garza Early College High School | Grades 9-12

Embedded in study halls, Trinidad Garza Early College High School counselors support their students to succeed through scaffolded academic and social-emotional supports.

3 532 4,320 views
Three girls sitting at their desks pushed together talking over survey questions

Early College Model: College-Ready in High School

Trinidad Garza Early College High School | Grades 9-12

At Trinidad Garza Early College High School, students begin taking college courses in ninth grade.

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Kipp King Collegiate High School | Grades 9-12

Educators from the Bay Area's KIPP King Collegiate High School and the KIPP network have provided these resources for you to use in your own school.

7 3,478 184,909 views
Teachers in discussion
Mesquite Elementary School | Grades 3-5

Educators from Mesquite Elementary School, in Tucson, Arizona, have provided these resources for you to use in your own school.

6 4,720 171,143 views
Bates Middle School | Grades 6-8

Educators from Bates Middle School, in Annapolis, Maryland, share arts-integrated lessons and resources that you can use in your school.

2 4,273 159,433 views
Three girls smiling behind a laptop
Manor New Technology High School | Grades 9-12

Discover a project-based learning model that motivates students to pursue knowledge and drives academic achievement.

21 2,132 142,996 views
Edwards Middle School | Grades 6-8

Middle school English language arts teacher Hassan Mansaray shares how he uses an individualized learning model, Readers and Writers Workshop, to reach his students in an expanded learning time program.

9 1,408 127,587 views
Teacher with students gathered around her looking at computer.
Manor New Technology High School | Grades 9-12

Educators from Manor New Technology High School in Manor, Texas, part of the New Tech Network of schools, have provided these resources and tools for project-based learning.

2 1,061 115,260 views
How to Engage Underperforming Students
Cochrane Collegiate Academy | Grades 6-8

Guided by research, educators at Cochrane Collegiate have homed in on ten top teaching methods, and teachers receive weekly PD to help them implement the practices.

13 2,764 67,806 views

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