In the Media

Reconsidering the Traditional Model

Published in Texas Lone Star, September/October 2015, by Cindy Clegg The traditional model of one teacher-one classroom is being reconsidered in some districts trying to leverage the impact of effective teachers and create more career opportunity. Traditionally, the...

N.C. must invest to magnify the impact of great teachers

Published in The News & Observer, May 8, 2014, by Public Impact® Co-Directors Emily Ayscue Hassel and Bryan C. Hassel North Carolina will never make the educational strides it needs until the best educators have far greater impact for a lot more pay. The General...

Opportunity Culture®: A New Model for Education

Published on Real Clear Education, May 8, 2015 by Public Impact® Co-Directors Emily Ayscue Hassel and Bryan C. Hassel Schools don’t have enough truly excellent teachers to fill all our nation’s classrooms. Even if schools use all their best recruitment and retention...

Stretching One Great Teacher Across Many Classrooms

Published on NPR.org on March 37, 2015 by Blake Farmer A stack of research suggests that all the classroom technology in the world can't compare to the power of a great teacher. And, since we haven't yet figured out how to clone our best teachers, a few schools around...