Our work
We work with states and districts to build instructional systems grounded in evidence, connecting curriculum, leadership, and instructional data to improve teaching and learning at scale.
What we do
Improving outcomes starts with improving instruction. We help states and districts build the systems, insight, and leadership required to make high-quality teaching and learning possible at scale.
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Framework design, evaluation, and adoption support that connect the Science of Learning, curriculum quality, and instructional improvement.
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Data systems that help leaders identify trends and patterns in teaching and learning, target supports for educators and improve instruction at scale.
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Leadership development grounded in learning science, instructional improvement, and the systems that enable high-quality teaching and learning.
What the work is built on
The promise of high-quality curriculum is realized through leadership. The instructional systems, supports, and implementation conditions leaders create ultimately shape the quality of teaching and learning students experience.
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The impact of great curriculum depends on great teaching. Leaders must create the systems and supports that enable teachers to deliver high-quality instruction.
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System leaders should be able to see trends and patterns in teaching and learning to improve instruction at scale.
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Teachers deserve precise, actionable feedback grounded in evidence of instruction to continuously strengthen their practice.
Case studies
A statewide strategy for high-quality instructional materials (HQIM), anchored in a framework for identifying rigorous, grade-level materials that was unanimously adopted by the State Board of Education.
A statewide leadership initiative to strengthen planning and performance management capacity among executive leadership teams across 13 Texas Education Service Centers.
A leadership academy for current and aspiring superintendents and district academic leaders focused on building high-impact instructional systems that drive student outcomes, in development with TEA.
Publications
Instructional quality data, lessons, and insights from the pilot, designed to help education leaders strengthen instructional systems.
All figures are drawn from the published report. Data were collected during the 2025-26 school year and fully de-identified. Findings reflect patterns observed across pilot sites and are not attributable to any individual district.
Top publication
States and districts have invested heavily in the promise of high-quality curriculum. But curriculum will not implement itself, and rigorous materials demand rigorous, curriculum-aligned instruction. This paper draws on pilot data from the 2025/26 school year to ask what classroom observation can actually tell system leaders about the distance between the two.
Its central conclusion: the strongest evidence of high-quality instruction was found in classrooms where teachers were intellectually prepared to use materials as intended and supported in translating them into daily instruction. The findings point to the importance of implementation supports grounded in the research base for reading and mathematics, with clear, discipline-specific indicators of instructional quality that help leaders focus improvement efforts where they matter most.
What is inside
Cite this paper
Hussain, A. (2026). Instructional improvement through curriculum-aligned classroom observation: EdBetter pilot data findings. EdBetter LLC.
Also published
Brief · part one of four
Examining how districts can move toward high-quality instructional experiences for students with disabilities.
August 2026 · PDF, 611 KB
Part one of Stronger instructional systems for students with disabilities, a four-part series on designing meaningful access in a high-quality instructional materials environment.
It draws on the pilot data above, and on Specially Designed Instruction resources developed by the Texas Education Agency.
More from EdBetter
Parts two to four of the series.
A series.
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