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    School-university partnerships foster lasting change in Mississippi

    By Manuelito Biag, Denise Soares, David Rock, Bradley Roberson and Mary Bramlett
    December 2024
    When a dedicated teacher returns from a professional learning session brimming with new ideas and strategies, their enthusiasm can quickly fade if they don’t have the support and resources needed to implement these ideas. Professional learning in isolation often leads to frustration and missed opportunities. As outlined in the Standards for Professional Learning (Learning Forward, 2022) and the U.S. Department of Education’s definition of high-quality professional development (Every Student Succeeds Act, 2015), professional learning must be sustained over time to lead to changes in educators’ practices. Building bridges among education stakeholders, such as districts, universities, and community partners, is an important but underused strategy for creating professional learning that is both sustainable and impactful. Intentional bridge building can transform professional learning from a series of

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    About the National Center for School-University Partnerships

    The National Center for School-University Partnerships fosters a collaborative and inclusive community that empowers educators, leaders, and institutions to advance equity, access, and high-quality learning experiences for all students.

    We pursue five strategic priorities: build partnerships with a diverse range of stakeholders to ensure equitable education, strengthen educational improvement leadership through robust training and career development, establish collaborative scientific learning communities to address shared challenges, advance an improvement-oriented research agenda, and identify and elevate exemplary improvement models and practices in education.

    Through these efforts, we aim to create lasting impact and drive continuous improvement in schools and school systems.

    References

    Bryk, A.S., Gomez, L.M., Grunow, A., & LeMahieu, P.G. (2015). Learning to improve: How America’s schools can get better at getting better. Harvard Education Press.

    Every Student Succeeds Act, Public Law No. 114-95, 129 Stat. 2096 (2015). www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/laws-preschool-grade-12-education/every-student-succeeds-act-essa  

    Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (2003). The Breakthrough Series: IHI’s collaborative model for achieving breakthrough improvement. www.ihi.org/sites/default/files/2023-09/IHIBreakthroughSerieswhitepaper2003.pdf

    Learning Forward. (2022). Standards for Professional Learning.


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    Manuelito Biag is an improvement advisor at the National Center for School-University Partnerships.

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    Denise A. Soares is interim director of the National Center for School-University Partnerships.

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    David Rock is dean of the School of Education at the University of Mississippi.
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    Bradley Roberson is superintendent of Oxford School District in Oxford, Mississippi.
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    Mary Bramlett is an academic counselor at the University of Mississippi and program manager for the Bridge Program and the National Center for School-University Partnerships.


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