• NUA CEO on Spotlight Webcast

    Yvette Jackson, NUA CEO, and  M. René Islas, Director, Center for Results, Learning Forward, discuss  tougher academic standards. Find Out More »

  • NUA Featured in CNN Broadcast

    Described as “a revolutionary program” by CNN education contributor and host Steve Perry, NUA uses student feedback to improve instruction and gives students a powerful voice in their education. Find Out More »

  • NUA CEO on Alliance for Excellent Education Webinar

    Yvette Jackson, NUA CEO discusses Personalizing High School: Breaking Barriers to High Achievement. Find Out More »

  • Professional Learning, Taught by Students

    In the training program being run by NUA, teachers were instructed to watch their students teach mock lessons, study their methods and language, and discuss together what works (and what does not). Find Out More »

  • Professional Learning, Taught by Students

    In NUA's professional learning program, teachers watch their students teach mock lessons, study their methods and language, and discuss what works (and what does not).

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What We Offer

Professional Development

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NUA helps districts provide school leaders and teachers with the opportunity, guidance and voice to identify what practices they need that will help them build on student strengths and engage them in learning essential skills, content and strategies.

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Cultural Relevance

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It’s a given that students and teachers do not always come from the same racial or cultural backgrounds. NUA’s focus is on changing teachers’ perceptions and expectations of underachieving students in a way that pays particular attention to the cultural dimensions of these differences.

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Student Voices

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Students are among the first to recognize that there is an enormous gap between their performance and potential. That is why we give students a voice in professional development, instruction and classroom management.

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Editor’s Choice

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In her new book, Yvette Jackson, NUA CEO, shows educators how to focus on students’ strengths to inspire learning and high intellectual performance.

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