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Education First’s resource library offers curated resources, toolkits, policy memos and templates that have served our clients around the country and are now available to support you. Use these resources to guide your strategic planning, to stay fresh on hot-topic reform areas, to improve your planning and implementation at the state or local levels and to inform grantmaking strategies and investments in areas that will improve student outcomes.

The Education First Blog

Our blog offers thoughts on timely topics and issues, project recaps and relevant resources that can inform your work right away.

Three Moves to Sharpen Your District’s AI Strategy This Year

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Accelerate Academic Success

Key Takeaways from the National Forum on the Future of Assessment and Accountability

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Education First Publications

Education First’s insights library offers curated resources, toolkits, policy memos and templates that are now available to support your work.

Accelerate Academic Success

Invest for Impact

Transforming the Teaching Profession

In Pursuit of Transformation: Five Years of Investments in Assessment and Accountability Innovation

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Education First Resources

Education First regularly creates free resources — including customizable tools, templates and videos — to support educators, district and state leaders, funders, nonprofits and advocacy organizations.