Beyond test scores: K–12 data must identify gaps in students’ opportunity to learn
Data on K–12 students’ contexts and relationships must sit alongside test scores to create equitable conditions for learning.
Sept 14, 2021
Blog Posts
Adult learning culture: An underrated ingredient for success in uncertain times
Three schools demonstrate why it's so important to build an adult learning culture that's strong enough to weather any storm.
Sept 9, 2021
The supreme importance of innovation theories
Why out of the 80% of the companies that raise money on demo day at Y Combinator (YC), only 2% build successful companies? The theories we study at the Institute can help increase innovators' odds of success, especially ...
Sept 8, 2021
How Alibaba solved the trust problem on its platform and a model for companies in growth economies
How can we solve unpredictability and unreliability while building businesses in growth economies? A framework that explains how different parts of a system fit together could serve as a guide.
Sept 7, 2021
Scaling mentoring conversations to diversify talent pipelines: An interview with Mentor Spaces’ Chris Motley
Motley describes how scaling conversations with mentors "in the know" can revolutionize how companies recruit and retain talent.
Sept 7, 2021
It’s time for a new accountability model for alternative and virtual K–12 schools
Policymakers should design an accountability model that recognizes the unique missions of nontraditional schools and allows parents to compare schools in the alternative education sector.
Sept 1, 2021
Press release: New survey uncovers the K-12 models and educational technology that will outlast the COVID-19 pandemic
Bay View Analytics has partnered with the Christensen Institute on a report that details how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing K-12 education, and how the lessons learned from the pandemic response can drive a continuing...
Aug 31, 2021
Carpe diem: Convert pandemic struggles into student-centered learning
New data from K-12 teachers and admin reveal the online learning resources that they plan to continue using this year and into the future, and how this implementation could impact student-centered learning.
Aug 31, 2021