2026
Thomas Anderson
East Hartford School District, CT
Districts on the Rise
Learn from Districts That Are Accelerating Recovery
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24 – 25 Districts on the Rise in Math and Reading
2026
Dr. Lisa Lawson
Brandywine School District, DE
2026
Dr. Bryan Johnson
Atlanta Public Schools, GA
2026
Dr. Douglas Wheeler
College Community School District, IA
2026
Kim Bekkedahl
Kuna Joint District, ID
2026
Dr. Stephen D. Bournés
School City of East Chicago, IN
2026
Chris Brady
Marion County, KY
2026
Dr. Sonja Santelises
Baltimore City Public Schools, MD
2026
Dr. Nikolai Vitti
Detroit, MI
2026
Shannon Holifield
Sikeston R-6, MO
2026
Dr. Tony McGee
Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated, MS
2026
Marc Whichard
Wayne County Public Schools, NC
2026
Dr. Christine Boston
Dover School District, NH
2026
Dr. Kelly Glodt
Pierre School District, SD
2026
Dr. Erin Slater
Johnson City, TN
2026
Dr. Jennifer Blaine, Ed.D.
Spring Branch ISD , TX
2026
Matt Steinbarth
Fond du Lac School district, WI
24 – 25 Districts on the Rise in Math
2026
Dr. Mike Daria
Tuscaloosa, AL
2026
Misty Doyle
Jonesboro School District, AR
2026
Dr. Erin Rathke
Eastern Carver County Schools, MN
2026
Jhone Ebert
Clark County, NV
2026
Dr. Eric J. Becoats
William Penn School District, PA
2026
Dr. Garrick Peterson
Wasatch District, UT
2026
Christy Miller
Upshur County Schools, WV
24 – 25 Districts on the Rise in Reading
2026
Vanessa Buitrago
Modesto City Elementary District, CA
2026
Dr. Chandler Smith
West Baton Rouge, LA
2026
Dr. Ken Nicely
Roanoke County Public Schools, VA
23 – 24 District Case Studies
2025
Dr. Mark A. Sullivan
Birmingham City Schools, AL
2025
Wayne Lyles
DeKalb County Schools, AL
2025
Dr. Darin Brawley
Compton Unified School District, CA
2025
Dr. PK Diffenbaugh
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, CA
2025
Dr. Antoinette S. Mitchell
District of Columbia Public Schools
2025
Dr. Grant Eloi
Natchitoches Parish School District, LA
2025
Silvia Abbato
Union City, NJ