What’s Working XChange (WWX) connects our network of communities to one another through collective learning and story sharing in response to “What’s working, where, how well and under what conditions?” All GLR community members are invited and encouraged to share information about the work they have accomplished across specific themes addressing early school success.
Their “what’s working” insights are broadly posted on CGLR’s Community Learning for Impact and Improvement Platform (CLIP) — an online platform designed to harness and share the collective knowledge, expertise and wisdom of the GLR Network. Connections are further cultivated during round table discussions and written practice briefs disseminated across the network.
To learn more about what is working to support early school success in communities across the country, we invite you to…
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