4 Things to Know About Los Angeles Unified’s New Schools Chief
Alberto Carvalho, Miami-Dade’s long-time, charismatic and controversial schools chief, was selected Thursday by the Los Angeles Unified school board as its next superintendent. An advocate of school...
View ArticleQ&A: School Chief Talks 700 Days of COVID Disruptions, Decries Failed Leadership
Special Report: This is one in a series of articles, galleries and interviews looking back at two years of COVID-related learning disruptions, taking stock at what’s been lost — and where we go from...
View Article3 COVID Learning Success Case Studies
Despite constant learning disruption, some U.S. schools achieved record-breaking graduation rates and student engagement during the pandemic, according to a new national report. In one Massachusetts...
View Article7 Things We Learned About COVID’s Impact on Education From Survey of 800 Schools
The pandemic years have taken a dramatic toll on the nation’s public schools, according to data from the Institute of Educational Sciences, affecting staffing, students’ behavior, attendance,...
View ArticleTo Prevent Principal Exodus, New Partnerships Offer $20K Stipends, Therapy
Free therapy and professional coaching. $20,000 stipends. These are some of the incentives and supports aimed at preventing an exodus of principals and school administrators taking on pandemic...
View ArticleOpinion: To Stop the Rise in School Segregation, Empower Leaders of Color
It’s time to dispense with the myth of America as a melting pot, especially when it comes to schools. Because as divided as our national politics can be, our public schools are that — and then some. A...
View ArticleBook Review — Are Education Leaders Mismeasuring Schools’ Vital Signs?
Two years ago, students at a charter school in East Los Angeles were learning at 1.5 to two times the pace of their grade level peers around the state, based on three years of standardized test...
View ArticleDistrict-University Partnership Shakes Up St. Louis School Leadership
Updated Jan. 20 In a school system that has lost tens of thousands of students and recently regained local control from a state takeover, educators are piloting a new leadership model hoping to mend...
View ArticleCase Studies: How Managing School Talent, Staffing Can Improve Student Outcomes
Recent National Assessment of Educational Progress results detail the negative impact of closing schools due to the pandemic. This aligns to research showing that the effectiveness of the classroom...
View ArticleWho Is Being Chosen for State Superintendent — and What Voters Need to Know
Thanks to the Nov. 7 elections, three governors will be starting new terms next year. That means big decisions will soon be made about who will serve as the state superintendent and chief policymaker...
View Article10 Education Entrepreneurs Offer Advice To New Founders in 2024
With parents continuing to seek more personalized education options for their children, and education choice policies expanding in many states to enable funding to follow students, 2024 could be an...
View ArticleOpinion: A Roadmap to Help Men of Color Thrive as Leaders at Their Schools...
What students see is what they become. As school system officials, we want all young people to become leaders who make a positive difference in the world, no matter their next steps in life. One of...
View ArticleOpinion: Want to Keep Teachers Happy? Build a Culture of Collaboration at School
In principal preparation programs, there is an often-used axiom: “If you don’t feed the adults, they will eat the kids.” It means that when staff are not growing or feeling respected, there are...
View ArticleReport Claims ‘Alarming Lack of Oversight’ of Connecticut Special Ed Schools
This article was originally published in CT Mirror. Hundreds of Connecticut special education students who have attended High Road schools have been subjected to restraints and seclusion, teachers...
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