Generation Schools Network

Founded in 2004, Generation Schools Network is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to whole-school and systemic innovation in urban education. We are concentrating our focus on two regions in the United States – the Northeast and Rocky Mountain States. Evidence demonstrates that when good teachers have more time with much smaller classes, students achieve. The biggest hurdle to making this idea a reality in every school has been the perceived cost. Most efforts to increase learning time and reduce class size have been expensive. The team at Generation Schools, however, has solved this problem by fundamentally rethinking the way schools organize existing resources, particularly human capital and time. The Innovative & Practical School Design: -Expands learning time by up to 30% for all students without increasing the teacher work year -Reduces class size in core Foundation Courses -Reduces the total teacher load by two-thirds -Increases professional development and provides common planning time daily for all teachers -Enhances the capacity of teachers to collect, analyze and respond continuously to data -Leverages current and emerging instructional technologies in the classroom.