3 Boston High Schools Are Getting It Right. Here’s What We Can Learn.

Today’s high school students are navigating competing priorities, rapidly evolving social and digital landscapes, and myriad post-secondary pathway options. However, today’s high schools are much the same as decades ago, using old models and methods to meet increasingly complex and dynamic student needs.

This moment calls us to answer a critical question:

How can high schools adapt and improve to better prepare students and empower them to make informed decisions about their futures?

In Boston, there are promising examples of schools already addressing this question. Through a recent study of three award-winning high schools, we have identified critical lessons for advancing high school improvement. These schools offer powerful examples of how re-envisioning teaching and learning can reshape academic and non-academic outcomes. Their stories underscore the importance of developing a clear vision for success, aligning strategies to that vision, and creating systems to ensure students' voices are heard and their needs are supported.

Read the full op-ed byEdVestors President and CEO Marinell Rousmaniere and The Learning Accelerator CEO Beth Rabbitt here.