The National Staff Development Council (NSDC) is looking to explore positive deviance works in schools. Through a grant provided by the Kellogg Foundation, NSDC has embarked on a study to identify schools where "positive deviance" has been recognized or amplified. "They may be teachers whose students achieve at much higher rates than those of other teachers at the same grade or in the same school. They may be principals whose students perform better than expected on standard measures. They may be superintendents whose districts outperform comparable districts." NSDC sees Positive Deviance as an innovative way to improve schools and we look forward to hearing more on the results of their inquiry.