Higher Ed Budgets for the Post-COVID Era

This quiz highlights how agricultural and food advancements in places like Kenya, Uganda, and Malawi lead to economic development.

In this blog post, we share learnings from the Networks for School Improvement (NSI) initiative, which brought nearly 800 schools together from 2018–2026 to improve student outcomes—especially at key transition points like entering high school and moving into postsecondary education—by learning and problem‑solving collectively. Through structured networks, coaching, and improvement methods, educators used data and student feedback to test, refine, and share strategies. A rigorous evaluation found that when well implemented, this networked approach built schools’ capacity to improve and led to meaningful gains in student outcomes such as course completion, GPA, and FAFSA completion, even during COVID‑19. The initiative shows that while results vary, sustained improvement is more likely when schools work together with clear aims, strong leadership, and protected time for collaborative learning.