Build better school improvement decisions
in 15 minutes a week.
Join the free E3 Community for practical tools, short trainings, and evidence-informed prompts you can use with your team.
Every year schools invest time, money, and energy into new initiatives.
New instructional strategies.
New professional learning.
New intervention programs.
New improvement plans.
Then the data comes back, and leaders are left asking the same question:
Did any of this actually make a difference?
Too often, decisions are made using assumptions, anecdotes, and whatever trend is popular at the moment.
It doesn't have to be that way.
What You'll Gain
Practical tools—not just more ideas.
When you join the E3 Community, you'll get resources that help you make better decisions, lead more productive conversations, and build a culture of continuous improvement.Make Better Decisions with Data
Learn how to move beyond reports and dashboards to uncover the story your data is actually telling—and know what to do next.Find Research You Can Actually Use
Stop wasting time searching through articles. Learn how to quickly identify trustworthy research and translate it into practical action.
Build Improvement That Lasts
Replace one-time initiatives with simple systems that help your school or organization learn, adapt, and improve over time.Learn Alongside Other Leaders
Connect with educators and nonprofit leaders who are asking the same questions you are and committed to making evidence-informed decisions.Leave Every Week with Something You Can Use
Receive practical templates, guides, examples, and short trainings you can apply immediately—not someday when you have more time.
Is This For You?
This community is for leaders who are tired of making important decisions with incomplete information.
You'll feel at home here if you've ever thought:
"We have plenty of data, but I'm still not sure what it's actually means."
"Every new initiative sounds promising, but I don't know which ones are worth pursuing."
"I'm expected to use research, but I don't have time to read academic journals."
"Our meetings generate lots of discussion but very few better decisions."
"I want improvement to become part of our culture—not just another plan that fades away."
"I know my staff has valuable expertise. I just want a better way to combine it with data and research."
Whether you're leading a school, supporting educators, or helping a nonprofit improve its impact, the E3 Community will help you make evidence-informed decisions with greater confidence.
Meet Your Guide
Hi, I'm Dr. Matthew Courtney.
For most of my career, I've been asking one question:
How do we know we're making the right decision?
I've worked as a teacher, school leader, nonprofit executive, university professor, state education leader, and researcher. Along the way, I noticed the same pattern everywhere I went.
Schools and organizations weren't failing because people didn't care. They were failing because leaders were expected to make high-stakes decisions without a practical way to bring together data, research, and professional expertise.
That's why I created the E3 Method.
It's a practical framework that helps leaders stop guessing, ask better questions, and build systems that improve over time.
Today I help educators and nonprofit leaders across the country make evidence-informed decisions that are realistic, sustainable, and focused on what actually works.
I'd love to help you do the same.
Join us inside the E3 Community. It's completely free, and I'd be glad to have you there.
Ready to Lead with Better Evidence?
You don't need another initiative, another meeting, or another stack of research articles.
You need a practical way to make better decisions—one that brings together data, research, and professional expertise to create lasting improvement. That's exactly what the E3 Community is here to help you do.
Join thousands of educators and leaders who are learning how to lead with evidence, improve with confidence, and build systems that actually work.
It's free. It takes less than a minute to join. And you'll get immediate access to the E3 Method Mini-Course plus practical resources you can start using right away.