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Districts: built to scale.

Districts are excellent at adoption at scale.

— they do it all the time.

  • When the state defines new curricula, districts routinely roll them out.
  • New textbooks — same thing.
  • When Covid-19 hit, Oakland Unified School District turned on a dime to deliver food at the sidewalk, so students wouldn't miss out on meals.
One district office sends three things out, again and again, to rows of schools: new curricula, new textbooks, and — when Covid-19 hit — meals.One district office at the top sends three things down, again and again, to rows of schools: new curricula, new textbooks, and — when Covid-19 hit — meals.

In the pages following is a roadmap — From Adoption to Ownership — that districts are quite capable of implementing.

And along the way, students want to come to school and learn — and daily attendance revenue goes up.

Start with volunteers