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Summarizing ideas presented in the Kappan article \u201cThe Right Network for the Right Problem,\u201d (Gomez et al, 2016), this blog post describes the kinds of networks suited to untangling complex problems faced in education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting a Network: Why and What Type<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 29, 2016 | By Kathryn Baron<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a problem plaguing your district and you\u2019ve decided to create a network to figure out what\u2019s not working and how to fix it. You bring together a group of teachers, administrators, and parents. They talk, they share ideas, they propose\u2026. Read the full blog post <\/em>here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Summarizing ideas presented in the Kappan article \u201cThe Right Network for the Right Problem,\u201d (Gomez et al, 2016), this blog … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3654,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"client_controls":[],"class_list":["post-3653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-improvement-science-collection"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nStarting a Network: Why and What Type - Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/starting-a-network-why-and-what-type\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Starting a Network: Why and What Type - Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Summarizing ideas presented in the Kappan article \u201cThe Right Network for the Right Problem,\u201d (Gomez et al, 2016), this blog ... 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