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Continuous Improvement in a Nutshell

June 29, 2018 2:35

A new approach called “continuous school improvement” brings together everyone in the school community to understand the deeper, systemic causes of everyday problems and test ways to fix them. Schools are drawing from tools gleaned from business, medicine, and design. (June 29, 2018)

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