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Public Impact is a national education policy and management consulting firm based in Chapel Hill, N.C.
We are a team of researchers, thought leaders, tool-builders, and on-the-ground consultants who help education leaders and policymakers improve student learning in K-12 education.
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The Rise of K-12 Blended Learning
Blended learning is poised to transform American education by personalizing student learning - uniting the highest-quality online content with highly effective educators in “live” instruction and supervisory roles. This white paper from Innosight Institute, the Charter School Growth Fund, and Public Impact:
- defines six models of blended learning,
- provides vivid examples of blended learning in action, and
- discusses both the technology and policies needed to realize the promise of blended learning.
The white paper highlights the importance of creating policy environments that grant innovative educators autonomy, enabling them to design and implement models based on affordable quality and personalization. In these policy environments, the focus of regulation must not be on input-focused rules, but on accountability for outcomes.
Read the full report here.
Delivering on the Promise: How Missouri Can Grow Excellent, Accountable Public Charter Schools
In this report, Nelson Smith of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools examines the development and status of Missouri’s charter schools and provides policy and practice recommendations to move these schools toward becoming a vibrant sector of high-performing options for students and families.
With funding from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and research support from Public Impact’s Bryan Hassel, Dana Brinson, and Lyria Boast, Mr. Smith concludes that several steps are necessary to deliver on the promise of great charter schools in Missouri. He suggests closing chronically low-performing charter schools and strengthening the authorizing environment among other recommendations.
Read the full report here.
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Release Event
This month, Public Impact's co-director Bryan C. Hassel will present Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best, a report prepared for the Progressive Policy Institute.
Time: 10-11:30 am ET, February 17, 2011.
Place: The National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, DC 20045
Event also featuring: Eva Moskowitz (Harlem Success Academy), Andrew Rotherham (Bellwether Education Partners), and Brooks Garber (National Alliance for Public Charter Schools).
Going Exponential provides breakthrough solutions for growing the best charter schools and charter management organizations. The report will be available at www.publicimpact.com on February 17th.
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