#  Improvement Networks 

 



##  Improvement Networks 

We’re creating a community of schools, districts, and systems dedicated to using evidence for progress. Our networks bring together researchers and practitioners to uncover and share the best of what works—and what doesn’t—in education.



 

 

 

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Helping Education Agencies Identify and Test Solutions

### Proving Ground 

 

Proving Ground helps education agencies meet their practical needs by making evidence cheaper, faster, and easier to use through a robust array of tools, trainings and services specifically designed to improve and accelerate education reform efforts.



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Identifying and Spreading Effective State and Local Education Policies

### States Leading States 

 

States Leading States (SLS) will build a network of state partners dedicated to analyzing and sharing promising state and local policies—such as early literacy reforms, state-organized tutoring programs, or postsecondary programs for older students—aimed at driving state-level policy change across the country.



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Supporting Rural Districts

### The National Center for Rural Education Research Networks 

 

The National Center for Rural Education Research Networks (NCRERN) expands the impact of the continuous improvement process by establishing a network of rural partners with similar challenges. By sharing their insights and experiences across the network, partners are able to rapidly identify solutions that work for students and families.



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