University of Michigan Professor Don Peurach recounts his research on large-scale, network-based educational improvement initiatives and the article “Innovating at the Nexus of Impact and Improvement: Leading Educational Improvement Networks,” published in Educational Researcher.

He joins CPRE Director Jonathan Supovitz to discuss the distinguishing characteristics of those initiatives, compared to more traditional professional development providers, and presents evidence of their effectiveness.

Featured research: Peurach, Donald J. “Innovating at the Nexus of Impact and Improvement: Leading Educational Improvement Networks.” Educational Researcher 45, no. 7 (October 2016): 421–29