Accelerate Institute
Reports
In this series of in-depth reports, we explore some of Accelerate Institute’s key principles for transformational school leadership that have been developed over 30 years of work training high-performing leaders who deliver equity in education.
2025–2026 Annual Impact Report:
Strong Leaders. Thriving Schools. Better Outcomes for Students.
For more than 35 years, supporters have helped Accelerate Institute develop the most important driver of student success: exceptional school leadership.
Over time, our conviction has never wavered. But the world around us has changed. So have we.
Reimagining Principal Sustainability
In this latest report, Accelerate Institute explores the meaningful ways we can support our school leaders at this vital crossroads we’re at today between the pandemic and the world that lies ahead.
Download the Executive Summary here.
Driven by Learning: How the Forcing Function Pushes Schools Toward Excellence
Authored by Accelerate Institute, this in-depth report examines how schools can leverage the Forcing Function system to drive school change. The Forcing Function system includes a main school goal around student achievement, a Primary Metric to monitor progress toward the goal, and a set of structures and norms that “force” the school to analyze what is and isn’t working and create action steps.
Hyper Focus: How to Transform Schools
Accelerate Institute takes an in-depth look at Hyper Focus and how the 80/20 rule can be effective in elevating school performance.
Advancing Equity in Schools: From Replicating Inequities to Eliminating Them
This new report from Accelerate Institute looks at the equity work being done in schools across the U.S. right now—and what school leaders can learn to get it right.
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