Driving evidence-based change in our schools and communities.

Research

Investigating the Knowledge Gap

More affluent students succeed on ELA assessments, not because they are better at “finding the main idea,” but because they are far more likely to know more about the subject matter discussed.

Practice

The Knowledge Map Project

“We now have the insight to diagnose the strengths and needs within our curriculum and the support to help prepare Baltimore students for college and career.”

- Janice Lane, Baltimore City Public Schools

Inquiry

Do security cameras, drug tests, and random sweeps make schools safer?

Evidence

Students feel like suspects

“When schools feel like prisons, the impact isn't localized to the students perceived as problematic—it has collateral consequences for kids irrespective of their behavior.”

- Odis Johnson,
Executive director of the Center for Safe and Healthy Schools

Spotlight

Building a diverse corps of secondary teachers for Baltimore

TeachingWell, a new Master of Education (M.Ed.) program developed by Johns Hopkins, offers a groundbreaking model for teacher preparation.

Research

Investigating the Knowledge Gap

More affluent students succeed on ELA assessments, not because they are better at “finding the main idea,” but because they are far more likely to know more about the subject matter discussed.

Practice

The Knowledge Map Project

“We now have the insight to diagnose the strengths and needs within our curriculum and the support to help prepare Baltimore students for college and career.”

- Janice Lane, Baltimore City Public Schools

Inquiry

Do security cameras, drug tests, and random sweeps make schools safer?

Evidence

Students feel like suspects

“When schools feel like prisons, the impact isn't localized to the students perceived as problematic—it has collateral consequences for kids irrespective of their behavior.”

- Odis Johnson,
Executive director of the Center for Safe and Healthy Schools

Spotlight

Building a diverse corps of secondary teachers for Baltimore

TeachingWell, a new Master of Education (M.Ed.) program developed by Johns Hopkins, offers a groundbreaking model for teacher preparation.