Welcome to the CCNetwork

Thank you for visiting the Comprehensive Center Network! We are currently updating our website to reflect the new cohort of Regional Centers, Content Centers, and initiatives. While there will be many exciting changes to come, you will still be able to find and access all the great resources from the 2019–2024 cycle in our Archive. We appreciate your patience and hope you’ll check back soon!

Welcome to the CCNetwork

The Comprehensive Centers program provides a national network of support for state and local educational agencies (SEAs and LEAs), schools, and communities to promote student achievement, increase performance among schools designated for improvement under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and equip education leaders with evidence and tools to address emerging challenges facing K–12 schools.

The Comprehensive Center Network (CCNetwork) is comprised of one National Center; 14 Regional Centers, covering geographic areas of the U.S. aligned to the Department’s Regional Educational Laboratories; and four Content Centers, reflecting key priorities. The CCNetwork helps SEAs and LEAs:

  • Improve educational opportunities and outcomes for all students
  • Close opportunity and achievement gaps
  • Improve the quality of instruction, particularly for groups of students who are most underserved

Each of these Centers offers no-cost services and products to support capacity building and increase academic opportunities.

What is the CCNetwork?

Check out this video to learn more about the CCNetwork.



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Strategic Planning for Continued Recovery

Strategic Planning for Continued Recovery offers tiered supports to state and local educational agencies (SEAs and LEAs) to sustain high-leverage strategies funded by the American Rescue Plan and other COVID-relief funds.

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Strategic Planning for Continued Recovery

Strategic Planning for Continued Recovery offered tiered supports to state and local educational agencies (SEAs and LEAs) to sustain high-leverage strategies funded by the American Rescue Plan and other COVID-relief funds.

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Get Smart Fast

The field of education can be complicated, but the NCC's new infographic collection can help you Get Smart Fast! These 2-page reads cover everything from accelerated learning to the educator workforce.

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CCNetwork: By the Numbers

Want to learn more about each Comprehensive Center? Explore the projects, resources, and impact happening across the nation with our new, interactive page.

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School Spending & Outcomes Snapshot

SSOS allows users to view and print data visualizations to explore spending and outcomes data in order to foster thoughtful conversations to improve equity and outcomes in their schools communities.

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Circles of Reflection Toolkit

Circles of Reflection is an engaging process that unites a state education agency (SEA) with local education agencies (LEAs) and Tribes for reflective and meaningful conversations about Native education.

Our Work

CCNetwork Work Groups are a collaborative effort from Regional Center participants across the Network to address important topics in education. 

Recent News

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Another 5 Years of the National Comprehensive Center!
The U.S. Department of Education has announced the new cohorts for the Comprehensive Center Network, and we’re excited to share that Westat, along with our partners, will continue to lead the National Comprehensive Center (NCC) for the 2024–29 cohort. Although the Network looks a little different this time around, with 14 Regional Comprehensive Centers and four new Content Centers, the NCC will continue to serve as a connector, focusing on…
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Remembering Christopher Edley
For the past three years, the National Comprehensive Center has operated a Community of Practice (CoP) inspired by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s groundbreaking work on monitoring equity indicators, the product of a national consensus panel chaired by Dr. Chrisopher Edley Jr. At the CoP’s final meeting in July 2024, we paid tribute to the legacy of this transformative leader who passed away in May. His work and…
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Funding Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Programs: Insights from the Latest Professional Learning Session
The CCNetwork Strengthening & Diversifying the Educator Workforce Work Group's latest professional learning session focused on “Funding Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Programs (R-TAPs)." It included information on partners, certification areas, target populations, and primary funding sources from Cardinal Pathways to Teaching (IN), Classroom Academy (NY), Registered Educator Apprenticeship Program (NH), and …
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Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day: A Toolkit Helps Alabama Support Students Living in Poverty
The Alabama Office of Federal Programs team recently completed a virtual Community of Practice (CoP) with Dr. Kim Benton, exploring the Supporting Students in Poverty with High-Impact Instructional Strategies Toolkit. Over the course of three virtual sessions, Alabama State Educational Agency (SEA) staff, school administrators, and teachers explored the toolkit’s five instructional strategies to create customized professional learning plans…
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Thoughts from a School Psychologist: The Value of Mental Health Partnerships
As a school psychologist, I see first-hand how students’ well-being can affect their academic performance, social interactions, and school engagement. School is much more than academics—it is about community and meeting both the basic needs of food, shelter, safety, and security as well as needs related to love, belonging, and self-esteem.  This idea, that “school is more than school,” is something I frequently think about. However,…
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Upcoming Events

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Research to Practice Spotlight Series, Session 4: Supporting Practice Guide Implementation: Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades
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