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    Jenny Taylor

    Jenny has over a decade of experience in education policy and research. She has worked with states and districts on the development and implementation of college and career readiness policies, especially around the implementation of rigorous standards and high-quality instructional materials. She has extensive knowledge about K–12 standards, graduation requirements, assessments, and accountability systems nationwide. Additionally, she has conducted research for school districts to address pressing needs in those districts. Jenny received her B.A. in English and education from Bucknell University and her M.Ed. in education policy from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.

    Jenny Taylor

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    Data Stories High-Quality Curriculum Virtual Learning

    Amid Many Changes, Quality Curriculum and Instruction Remain Central

    April 19, 2021
    Superintendent Shawn Kimble and his leadership team were clear. Despite the many challenges caused by the pandemic, the district was not about to...
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    Student Engagement Data Stories Virtual Learning

    Quality Curriculum Anchors District’s Response to the Pandemic

    April 14, 2021
    For Sumner County Schools north of Nashville in Gallatin, Tennessee, quality curriculum has been a great equalizer, ensuring that all students have...
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    Student Engagement Implementation Support Data Stories

    "Productive Struggle" Helping Students—and Staff

    May 19, 2020
    Educators in Rogers Public Schools in northwest Arkansas have seen first-hand how students benefit from productive struggle in a challenging English...
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    Data Stories High-Quality Curriculum

    Leading Public Charter Network Embraces Rigorous ELA and Math Curricula

    May 19, 2020
    IDEA Public Schools is one of the largest and most successful public charter networks in the country. Started in 2000 in the Rio Grande Valley in...
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    Implementation Support Data Stories Student Achievement

    Thoughtful Wit & Wisdom® Implementation Has Been Key to Buy-In and Success

    February 20, 2020
    Talk about commitment. The four Grade 3 teachers at Grass Valley Elementary School in Humboldt County, Nevada, meet at lunch every day to plan their...
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    Student Engagement Data Stories Student Achievement

    After Early Success in Grade 3, Other Teachers Wanted Wit & Wisdom® for Their Students Too

    February 5, 2020
    Shawn Kimble, superintendent of rural Lauderdale County Schools northwest of Memphis, was planning to roll out Wit & Wisdom® one grade at a time. Fat...
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    Literacy Data Stories High-Quality Curriculum

    My Students and I Are Just Blown Away

    January 17, 2020
    Jen Arellano was drawn to education after volunteering to teach reading in her son’s first grade classroom. She already knew how to write. And she...
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    Data Stories High-Quality Curriculum Student Achievement

    Rural School Posts Major Gains in English Language Arts with Wit & Wisdom®

    December 18, 2019
    Angela Patzer remembers the day she realized that Linford Elementary School’s new English language arts curriculum, Wit & Wisdom®, was having a...
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    Data Stories High-Quality Curriculum Student Achievement

    Wit & Wisdom® and Eureka Math® Help California Charter School Network Continue Strong Gains in Math and ELA

    December 13, 2019
    The Scholarship Prep Public Schools network in southern California continues to make strong gains in student achievement in math and English language...
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    Implementation Support Data Stories Student Achievement

    Early Adopter Continues to Make Progress with Wit & Wisdom®

    December 5, 2019
    Mad River Local Schools was one of the first districts to adopt Wit & Wisdom®, the English language arts curriculum from Great Minds®. Now in its...
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    Student Engagement Professional Development Data Stories

    The “Joy of Learning” Infuses Classrooms, Buoys Teachers

    November 12, 2019
    When instructional coach Amy Holbrook describes the impact of Wit & Wisdom® on the Mad River Local Schools outside Dayton, Ohio, the word “joy” comes...
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    Implementation Support Data Stories Student Achievement

    Students Gain with Engaging Content

    October 29, 2019
    Center City Public Charter Schools (PCS) opened in 2008 as the first Catholic-to-charter school conversion in the United States. It is unaffiliated...

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