The Power of a Good Idea: How the San Francisco School District Is Building a PreK-3rd Grade Bridge

This report tells the story of the San Francisco Unified School District’s transformative shift to a PreK-3rd grade approach in an effort to shrink the achievement gap. The district rethought its approach to PreK-3 by strengthening its public pre-K program, aligning curricula, professional development, assessments, and even classroom layouts. The district’s successes and struggles over the last six years have much to teach other school districts in California and around the nation.