New Classrooms

New Classrooms is encouraged to see both the House and Senate FY26 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bills prioritize investment in education innovation at IES.

The House bill maintains $245M for IES research and development directs part of the funding to create a new Innovative Learning Model Development Program—supporting the development and evaluation of individualized, multimodal learning models.

We’re urging the Appropriations Conference Committee to keep this forward-looking language in the final bill.

If your organization wants to join this call, please sign our Letter of Support:

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Letter of Support for FY26 Education Innovation Funding - New Classrooms New Classrooms is strongly supportive of language and funding included in both the House and Senate FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS-E) Appropriations Bills that prioritizes investment in education innovation at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). In...

🚀 Exciting News! 🌟 New Classrooms is thrilled to once again be a NewSchools Venture Fund grantee, this time as part of the cohort. Learn about our cohort here: https://hubs.li/Q03Nyr1T0

What does the data say about how to help students catch up in Algebra? Check out our Co-Founder and CEO Joel Rose's op-ed with TNTP's Mahnaz Charania in The 74:

In Algebra 1, New Understanding of an Old Problem Can Support Students Charania and Rose: A study of data from 2,000 students highlights the best strategies for catching kids up and ensuring they pass this key subject.

Algebra I is a key inflection point in a student’s academic journey. When students pass it, they are more likely to graduate high school, attend college, and achieve career success.

But many students start Algebra I with significant unfinished learning.

By combining a high standard with a clear, tailored pathway to success, we can help students thrive.

Read our latest report with New Classrooms, to learn how schools can support all students in mastering Algebra I. https://ow.ly/HEsu50VRJOj

Check out this great coverage in Education Week about "Unlocking Algebra: What the Data Tells Us About Helping Students Catch Up," our new report with TNTP:

A Subset of Math Skills Predicts Algebra 1 Success. What Are They? Certain skills from prior grades may be more important to revisit than others, a new report suggests.

🔑 Algebra I is more than a math class—it's a key that unlocks college, careers, and endless opportunities.

But the door doesn’t just swing open—we have to nudge it open just because we hope it will.

Students need high expectations and a real path to get there—especially when they start with unfinished learning.

When we align support systems, focus on critical skills, and meet students at their "just right" challenge point, they don't just catch up.

They soar. 🚀

Let's unlock more futures together.� More in our latest report with New Classrooms: https://ow.ly/HEsu50VRJOj

and New Classrooms are excited to invite you to a briefing on the new report: Unlocking Algebra: What the Data Tells Us About Helping Students Catch Up.

Tuesday, May 13 at 12:30 p.m. ET
Register Here to Reserve Your Spot
https://hubs.li/Q03lTJ1c0

This session will offer:

A deep dive into the analysis, which highlights the best way to support Algebra instruction for students who begin the year well below grade level.

New recommendations for states, districts, and schools on how to ensure more young people can access life-changing mathematics instruction.

The chance to engage with researchers and practitioners around the importance of coherent Tier 1 and Tier 2 experiences.

We hope to see you there!

For too long, our schools have operated under a one-size-fits-all model that doesn’t meet the needs of every learner. The Developing and Advancing Innovative Learning Models Act is a game-changing opportunity to modernize education and build a system that supports personalized, mastery-based learning for all students.

This bill would provide critical federal support to rethink how classrooms work—giving teachers the tools and flexibility they need to help each student thrive.

✍️ Join us in supporting this transformational legislation. Sign the letter today: https://hubs.li/Q03lsv290

When leaders set the vision, teachers make it real.

Thanks to the leadership of Principal Roderick Barber, Dean Timikia Ramsey, and Chief Academic Officer Tiffany Moore, Freedom Prep Charter Schools is rewriting the story of what’s possible in math. Using Teach to One Roadmaps as the backbone of their intervention model, 81% of targeted students gained a full grade level or more in under half a year.
Structured time. Personalized pathways. Measurable growth.

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If we are to break up the marriage between Math and grade-level instruction, what are the practical challenges we need to consider?

Read more from An Overdue Divorce to explore how to address these practical challenges to dissolve the marriage and finally end this conflict.

https://hubs.li/Q03j5Mn80

An Overdue Divorce The union between math education and grade levels was never meant to be

What are the barriers to breaking up the marriage between Math and grade-level instruction?

Read more from An Overdue Divorce to explore how to overcome these barriers and dissolve the marriage and finally end this conflict.

https://hubs.li/Q03hgNdS0

An Overdue Divorce The union between math education and grade levels was never meant to be

In his opinion piece on Education Next, An Overdue Divorce, New Classrooms CEO Joel Rose advocates for the divorce of a very long-term marriage - the marriage between Math and grade-level instruction.

Read more from An Overdue Divorce to explore what it will take to dissolve the marriage and finally end this conflict.

https://hubs.li/Q03gVVvz0

An Overdue Divorce The union between math education and grade levels was never meant to be