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The field of education is constantly innovating as schools across the country search for the best ways to improve learning for each student. On the TLA Blog, The Learning Accelerator team and guest experts investigate and help you navigate the latest research, commentary, and useful tools to push the field forward.
Blog: Building the Car While We’re Driving It - Lessons Learned and Back-to-School Priorities in Four Districts
by Nate Kellogg & Lauren Schwartze on September 21 2020
Throughout much of 2020, school and system leaders have encountered unprecedented challenges within both instruction and operations as schools work to navigate closure, and ultimately, school reopening.
Through a networked community called the...
Blog: Introducing the Always Ready for Learning Strategy Lab
by Nate Kellogg & Lauren Schwartze on July 24 2020
The Learning Accelerator (TLA), in partnership with Bellwether Education Partners, is excited to announce the launch of the Always Ready for Learning Strategy Lab, a new networked learning community to accelerate the development of school system...
Cultivating Networks for Success and Scale: The Launch of TLA Network 2020
by Beth Rabbitt on February 20 2020
As any school or system leader knows, the work of improvement and innovation can be hard and lonely stuff. Pursuing change to implement any approach requires significant focus and effort, leaving little time to seek and connect with others who may...
TLA's Hopes for 2020
by The Learning Accelerator Team on January 31 2020
TLA heads into 2020 working towards a world in which each student receives the effective, equitable, and engaging education they need to reach their full and unique potential. As we connect educators, and the people that support them, with the...
TLA's Top Blogs of 2019
by Samantha Artukovich on December 16 2019
Before we head into a brand new year, we’re taking time to reflect on the innovation and achievement in education we’ve had the opportunity to witness in 2019.
The TLA team and guest experts highlighted exciting work on our blog throughout this...
We're Looking for Our Next Team Member
by Bianca Dávila on October 23 2019
At The Learning Accelerator (TLA), we’re looking for an amazing program leader of research and measurement. Our small but mighty and mission-driven team envisions a future in which each student receives an effective, equitable, and engaging...
TLA is looking for its next Chief of Staff
by Samantha Artukovich on May 9 2019
At The Learning Accelerator (TLA), we’re looking for our next terrific Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive Officer. Our small but mighty and mission-driven team envisions a future in which each student receives an effective, equitable, and...
Building Community and Connections: An update on TLA’s Innovation Directors Network
by Jin-Soo Huh, Juliana Finegan on February 13 2019
The Learning Accelerator’s (TLA) Innovation Directors Network (IDN) recently finished its second convening in Dallas, TX. Once again, we were inspired, energized, and humbled by the amazing group of 13 system-level leaders and innovators who...
Making Good on Our Data Resolutions: Introducing a new series on lessons from TLA’s 6-month study on the current state of classroom data use
by Beth Rabbitt on January 15 2019
At TLA, we believe that the use of data is one of the most powerful strategies for realizing an effective, engaging, and equitable outcome for every child in classrooms across America. As our friends at the Data Quality Campaign (DQC) say, when used...
TLA: A Culture of Urgency, Fun, and Flexibility
by Michela Marini on June 19 2018
At The Learning Accelerator (TLA), we focus every day on programmatic activities that help us achieve our mission and get a step closer to the world we have envisioned since our early days – a world in which every child in America receives an...