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New School Year Brings Big Challenges
From student misbehavior to funding uncertainty, a lot is weighing on educators’ minds.
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Katrina at 20: Voices of Two Career Educators
Katrina at 20: Voices of Two Career Educators
- School & District Management Webinar The Principal's Role in Collective Efficacy and Student OutcomesSponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Learn practical strategies that help principals translate their confidence into stronger collective teacher efficacy and student outcomes.
School & District Management Opinion Schools Are Held Together by Spreadsheets. I Just Broke Up With MineWhat happens if we stop accepting administrative friction as just part of working in education?
School & District Management How the Superintendency Is Changing, in 5 ChartsNew data shows a trend reversal in superintendent turnover rates.
School & District Management Building Problems Forced Students to Lose 3.5 Million Days of Learning in 2024-25Schools called off class for 2 million students that year due to plumbing emergencies and other problems.
School & District Management How Can Principals Protect Teachers From Aggressive Behavior? Teachers Sound OffTeachers say they need more support to handle angry parents and unruly students.
School & District Management Opinion Teacher Observations Shouldn’t Feel Like BabysittingFidelity checks are a necessary part of school leadership. Here’s how to get them right.
School & District Management Video ‘You’ll Make New Friends’: What Happens to Students When Their School ClosesHow two middle schoolers managed uncertainty as their rural school closed its doors.
School & District Management Opinion How Leaders Can Fix a Broken School CultureThis author argues that much educational advice is out of touch with reality.
School & District Management From Our Research Center Misinformation Drives Communities Apart. Here’s How School Boards Are RespondingBoth national and local issues can force leaders to confront challenges within their districts.
School & District Management Special Report Big Ideas 2026: Building Bridges So Students Can ThriveHow can you create strong partnerships and manage conflict? A roadmap for education leaders.
School & District Management Two Districts Pave a Road Toward a Shared Future and SurvivalA rural school district was facing the urgent threat of dissolution. Its leaders found another way.
School & District Management Opinion For This School Board President, Leadership Starts With HumilityAmid a big transition, active communication helped this leader hold the community together.
School & District Management Opinion ‘Our School Leaves Town Every Day’: A Story of Rural Resilience and SurvivalFor more than a year, this town’s only school has stood empty. The spirit of community endures.
School & District Management Opinion When Your District Goes Through Big Changes, Relationships Are CriticalA neighboring school closed. His district embraced a reorganization. It was a lesson in leadership.
School & District Management Opinion The Question That Guided This School District Through an Impossible DecisionDeclining enrollment reshaped her district. This school board member has lessons for other leaders.
