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" I often hear educators talking about high expectations and rigor. These are buzzwords that everyone agrees are an important part of education. However, as I participate in walkthroughs with principals and debrief what we are seeing, I'm finding that school leaders often struggle to know what to actually look for. They can identify a rigorous text and determine whether expectations around scholar product are "high" or "low," but seem to miss opportunities to identify key cultural indicators of the presence or absence of high expectations."

"Several strands of work including workforce preparedness, character development, social emotional learning, and mindset, now inform school districts and networks. However, it remains challenging to describe the aims and measures of a rigorous well-rounded education"

"school climate is the plate"