Amber Humm Patnode, Acting Director of Proving Ground, has co-authored new work on attendance reporting in Orbis Scholae. ... Read more about Searching for Consistency in Attendance Data Recording, Reporting, and Utilization in the USA

Amber Humm Patnode, Acting Director of Proving Ground, shares progress in PG's Ohio districts in the tenth installment of Improving Improvement, NNERP's quarterly series focused on leveraging the power of research-practice partnerships (RPPs) to build schools’, districts’, and states’ capacity to improve.... Read more about Connecting with Families and Students in Continuous Improvement Efforts

Amber Humm Patnode, Acting Director of Proving Ground, shares how to strategically embed empathy-building activities and student voice in improvement work, in the ninth installment of Improving Improvement, NNERP's quarterly series focused on leveraging the power of research-practice partnerships (RPPs) to build schools’, districts’, and states’ capacity to improve.... Read more about Elevating Student Voice in Improvement Work

Proving Ground Acting Director Amber Humm Patnode joins other experts in discussing how best to support students with disabilities.... Read more about A Pathway to Change: Building Student Success Systems to Support Students with Disabilities

New Superintendent Institute and workshop series to support new LEAP District Support Program.

This is the fifth installment of Improving Improvement, our quarterly series focused on leveraging the power of research-practice partnerships (RPPs) to build schools’, districts’ and states’ capacity to improve.

Proving Ground Director, Dave Hersh, is a guest on the Education Data Chat podcast discussing Proving Ground's work and how it has adapted in relation to the COVID pandemic.

... Read more about Student Electronic Social & Emotional Learning Group Activity for Improving Attendance

An EdSurge article features the work of both Proving Ground and NCRERN and how what we have learned can can help districts continue to reduce chronic absenteeism during distance learning.

... Read more about Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning

The second installment of the NNERPP Improving Improvement series featuring Proving Ground and the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks.

... Read more about Improving Improvement: Lessons Learned from Working with Partners During the Covid-19 Crisis

NNERPP featured Proving Ground and the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks in their newsletter. They will continue to cover different aspects of the project in a series. 

... Read more about Improving Improvement: Introduction

The National Center for Rural Education Research Network's work with Berne-Knox-Westerlo and other rural districts in New York is covered by The Altamont Enterprise.

... Read more about With a chronic absentee rate of 10.8 percent, BKW is working to get more students to class

The Harvard Gazette covers how Proving Ground's work was the basis for the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks.

... Read more about Rural schools, researchers tackle nagging problems

Newark Advocate highlights Proving Ground partnership with Licking Heights Local Schools’ district​​​​​​.​

Proving Ground's new partnership with the Brown's Foundation and the Ohio Department of Education is covered by Cleveland Metro School District.

... Read more about CMSD campaign inspires Browns statewide attendance push

News 5 Cleveland outlines the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks partnership with the Ohio Department of Education and the Cleveland Browns Foundation.

... Read more about Cleveland Browns, Ohio Department of Education work together to help keep kids in school

Cleveland.com highlights the partnership between the Cleveland Browns Foundation, the Ohio Department of Education and Proving Ground.

... Read more about Cleveland Browns Foundation launches statewide initiative to improve school attendance

Local news outlets highlight the announcement of the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks district partners in New York and Ohio.

... Read more about Local news outlets highlight NCRERN district partnerships

The National Center for Rural Education Research Networks will collaborate with 50 rural districts to address chronic absenteeism, college readiness, and more

... Read more about Harvard rural education center announces district partners in New York and Ohio

The Olean Times Herald reports on how NCRERN provides rural school districts in New York with an oppurtunity to adress their most pressing challenges.

... Read more about Harvard looking to help solve New York rural schools’ issues

Proving Ground Director, Bi Vuong, was interviewed on Sundial on WLRN about Proving Ground's work with Palm Beach County School District.

... Read more about Harvard Helps With Absentee Rates At Schools

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The South Florida Sun Sentinel highlights the School District of Palm Beach County’s work with Proving Ground to reduce chronic absenteeism with a multimodal messaging campaign.

... Read more about With help from Harvard, Palm Beach County schools lower absentee rate

This Harvard Crimson article highlights the launch of the National Center on Rural Education Research Networks. 

... Read more about Harvard Receives $10 Million Grant for Rural Education Research

The Journal discusses how the National Center on Rural Education Research Networks will work with 60 rural districts to help build capacity for rural districts to use their own data.

... Read more about IES Funds Rural Education, Secondary Writing Research

Education Dive writes about the announcement of the National Center on Rural Education Research Networks.

... Read more about New research centers to focus on rural schools, high school writing

WKSU 89.7 featured the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks and the work it will do to improve student outcomes in 30 rural school districts in Ohio.

... Read more about Ohio Partners With Harvard On Rural Schools Initiative

The Cornell Chronicle highlights the National Center on Rural Education Research Networks which will utilize the Proving Ground approach in rural districts. 

... Read more about Cornell partners in center to tackle rural schools’ challenges

An Education Week blog discusses how the National Center for Rural Effectiveness will utilize the Proving Ground approach to test interventions in rural school districts.

... Read more about Most Rural Ed. Programs Are Developed in Urban Schools. These Research Centers Want to Change That

The Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University has been awarded a $10 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education to launch the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks (NCRERN)  to expand Proving Ground’s model of evidence-based decision making and continuous improvement. With rural districts, Proving Ground will address the challenges of chronic absenteeism, college readiness, and college enrollment.