August 2026 Newsletter

As we begin a new school year, I want to take a moment to thank you for all that you do for your students, families, and fellow educators.  

Each school year brings a rush of new possibilities, fresh challenges, and incredible opportunities to make a difference. At UnboundEd, we believe that every student deserves grade-level, engaging, affirming, and meaningful — GLEAM^® — instruction. We are grateful for the work you do to make that vision a reality by showing up every day with dedication, care, and purpose.

As you prepare for the year ahead, we are here to help you achieve your goals for student and educator success. Whether that means supporting educators to strengthen rigorous grade-level instruction, walking alongside your team as you adopt and bring high-quality instructional materials to life, or diving deep into classroom practice to measure, monitor, and assess the progress of instructional change, UnboundEd is ready to partner with you to accelerate learning for every student.

We’re excited for what this new school year brings and to work shoulder to shoulder with you. Here’s to a year of meaningful learning, strong partnerships, and continued growth!

In partnership,

Dr. Linda Chen
President, UnboundEd

The UnboundEd HQIM Summit, October 6–7 at UC Berkeley, equips district leadership teams to build the strategy, alignment, and action plan needed for successful high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) adoption and implementation. Over two facilitated days, you'll choose the pathway that fits where your district is:

• Adoption Pathway (for teams ready to choose their next curriculum): Leave with a leadership structure, a shared vision, selection criteria, and a five-month action plan.
• Implementation Pathway (for teams launching a curriculum they've selected): Leave with an implementation structure, a professional learning strategy, a communications plan, and measurable first-year goals.

Save $75 per seat if you register by August 30. Early-bird pricing is $900 (regularly $975) per person!

UnboundEd is excited to share two new tools from CalCurriculum, our California-focused initiative, designed to help districts make informed decisions at every stage of the math adoption journey. Wherever you're located, if you're engaged in a math adoption, these tools can support your winnowing & investigation process.

The Math List Hub helps districts narrow their list of math programs based on priorities such as grade band, digital or print format, and language availability, and allows them to compare up to three programs side by side. Already have a short list? The Between the Greens reports offer evidence-rich, comparative reviews of highly rated math curricula to support deeper investigation and final selection decisions.

Despite decades of reform, student achievement remains stubbornly connected to a student’s background and zip code. Lacey Robinson's upcoming book, GLEAM^®: Teaching at the Level Every Student Deserves, introduces a transformative framework for addressing this crisis. Drawing on her experience as a teacher, a principal, and CEO of UnboundEd and CORE Learning, Lacey presents the GLEAM hypothesis: only when teachers’ mindset and planning are purposefully put into the service of grade-level, engaging, affirming, and meaningful instruction, do we see teacher actions change and students thrive.

Join UnboundEd and CORE Learning on November 5 for Unbound2026, a virtual professional learning event for educators committed to the success of every single student. Registration is free and secures your access to every session.