A Coherent Approach to Getting Students Back on Track
Decades of progress were disrupted by the pandemic, and students who were already furthest behind have struggled the most to recover. Across the country, instructional fragmentation, particularly between core classrooms and intervention supports, undermines learning acceleration and widens opportunity gaps. This publication makes the case that aligned, predictable, and unified learning experiences must drive how districts organize instruction, intervention, and supports for every student.
Drawing on national data and real district practice, Coherence by Design: Building Instructional Systems That Help Students Catch Up shows what coherence looks like in classrooms and across systems, why it matters for learning acceleration, and how coherent systems help educators make better decisions that lead to improved student outcomes.
