Caitlynn Peetz Stephens

A document included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, shown in a Feb. 10, 2026, photograph. A social media-fueled controversy drawing a shaky connection between the sex offender and a major school photo company used by 50,000 schools has led to calls for school districts to reexamine their use of the company.

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School & District Management Epstein and School Photos? How a Social Media Controversy Pulled in K-12 Districts

Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, March 4, 2026

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School superintendents, from left, Carlos Gonzalez, of Roma Independent in Texas; John Skretta, of Lincoln, Neb., and Joe Gothard, of Madison, Wis., along with Ben Master, a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corp., discuss summer learning and student success at the National Conference on Education in Nashville, Tenn., on Feb. 13, 2026.

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Student Achievement These Districts Turned Summer School Into an Inviting Destination for Students

Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, March 2, 2026

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The Fifth Ward Elementary School and nearby residential neighborhoods in Reserve, La., pictured here on Sept. 23, 2022, sit near a synthetic rubber plant that has emitted chloroprene, which California lists as a carcinogen. New research finds thousands of schools are located within a quarter mile of such environmental hazard sites.

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Student Well-Being & Movement Millions of Students Attend Schools Near Toxic Sites, a New Study Shows

Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, February 25, 2026

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High school students eat lunch in the cafeteria on Dec. 5, 2025, in Spokane, Wash., while looking at their phones. While most states have passed restrictions on student cellphone use in school, leaders in one Connecticut district want their state lawmakers to turn down a statewide, "bell-to-bell" ban.

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Ed-Tech Policy These School Leaders Don’t Want a Statewide Cellphone Ban. Here's Why

Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, February 23, 2026

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Superintendent Roosevelt Nivens speaks after being announced as AASA National Superintendent of the Year in Nashville, Tenn. on Feb. 12, 2026.

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School & District Management Video Meet the 2026 Superintendent of the Year

Caitlynn Peetz Stephens & Kaylee Domzalski, February 19, 2026

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Superintendent Roosevelt Nivens of the Lamar Consolidated schools in Texas speaks after being named National Superintendent of the Year in Nashville, Tenn. on Feb. 12, 2026, at the National Conference on Education sponsored by AASA, The School Superintendents Association.

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School & District Management Texas Leader Named Superintendent of the Year

Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, February 13, 2026

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School officials from Windber, Pa., discussed their fight against student vaping and gambling in a Feb. 12, 2026, panel at the National Conference on Education in Nashville, Tenn. At the table are, from left, Superintendent Michael Vuckovich; Korie Duryea, the district's special education director; and Jessica Shuster, the director of education. Ashley Dawson, senior project coordinator of children's programs at AASA, The School Superintendents Association and conference host, is at the podium.

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Student Well-Being & Movement How a District Used Data to Fight Students' Gambling and Vaping

Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, February 12, 2026

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Matthew Montgomery, the superintendent of Lake Forest schools in Illinois, is pictured at the AASA's 2026 National Conference on Education in Nashville, Tenn., on Feb. 11, 2026. The Lake Forest schools established a decisionmaking matrix that informs when the district speaks out on potentially thorny topics.

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School & District Management Q&A When Should a School District Speak Out on Thorny Issues? One Leader's Approach

Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, February 11, 2026

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Alex Moseman, executive director of talent acquisition for Knox County Schools, leads a staffing committee meeting with principals and district leaders at Cedar Bluff Elementary School in Knoxville, Tenn., on Jan. 12, 2026.

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Recruitment & Retention Q&A This District Cracked the Nut on Fully Staffed Schools. Here’s How

Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, February 9, 2026

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Alex Moseman, executive director of talent acquisition for Knox County Schools, checks in with students in Angela Childers’ special education class after a staffing committee meeting at Cedar Bluff Elementary School in Knoxville, Tenn., on Jan. 12, 2026.

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Recruitment & Retention Leader To Learn From The ‘Off-Season’ That Helps This HR Director Fully Staff Schools

Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, February 9, 2026

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A computer sits open Jan. 22, 2026, in Minneapolis for students learning virtually because they are too fearful to come to school. Districts nationwide weigh emergency virtual learning as immigration enforcement fuels fear and absenteeism.

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School & District Management ‘Band-Aid Virtual Learning’: How Some Schools Respond When ICE Comes to Town

Ileana Najarro & Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, January 27, 2026

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Gone are the days of kids sitting in front of the TV waiting for their district's name to flash across the screen announcing a snow day. Here are some of our favorite announcements from superintendents who had fun with one of the most visible aspects of their job.

Clockwise from left: Montgomery County Public Schools via YouTube, Terry J. Dade via X, Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School via Facebook

School & District Management Five Snow Day Announcements That Broke the Internet (Almost)

Caitlynn Peetz Stephens & Evie Blad, January 26, 2026

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A crossing guard assists students as they arrive for classes at Chalmers STEAM Elementary school on Jan. 22, 2026, in Chicago. Extreme cold hitting much of the United States in the coming days could test schools' aging infrastructure and force school closures. Chicago Public Schools called off classes for Friday, Jan. 23.

Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune

School & District Management A Cold Front Is Sweeping the Country. Can Schools' Heating Keep Up?

Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, January 22, 2026

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Students at Merganthaler Vocational-Technical High School board buses at the end of the school day on Dec. 13, 2024 , in Baltimore. Federally funded programs in the city's schools allow students access to services they might otherwise not get, such as tutoring and after-school programs, Baltimore Superintendent Sonja Santelises said at a recent panel discussion of the finalists for AASA's Superintendent of the Year award.

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School & District Management How 4 Superintendents Are Bracing for Federal Funding Uncertainty Under Trump

Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, January 16, 2026

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School Choice & Charters As School Choice Goes Universal, What New Research Is Showing

Matthew Stone & Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, January 15, 2026

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Flu shot vaccines are seen in a refrigerator at International Community Health Services on Sept. 10, 2025, in Seattle. A decline in flu vaccinations this year could be one factor helping the spread of influenza.

Lindsey Wasson/AP

Student Well-Being & Movement Flu Is Hitting Schools Hard as Community Cases Surge

Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, January 9, 2026

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Vaccines are prepared for students during a pop-up immunization clinic at the Newcomer Academy in Louisville, Ky., on Aug. 8, 2024. Schools could face new questions about which vaccines are required as the federal government scales back its list of vaccines recommended for all children.

Mary Conlon/AP

Student Well-Being & Movement What Will Scaled-Back Childhood Vaccine Recommendations Mean for Schools?

Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, January 8, 2026

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A student checks a phone before school in Spokane, Wash., on Dec. 3, 2025. One school leader discussed the time-saving effect of a bell-to-bell cellphone ban during a recent EdWeek virtual event.

Kaylee Domzalski/Education Week

School & District Management How These School Leaders Stop the Distractions That Steal Learning Time

Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, January 6, 2026

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Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, speaks at a press conference in Philadelphia on Sept. 2, 2025. Weingarten says that cuts to federal education funds by the Trump administration "are only hurting young people."

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Education Funding ‘Terminated on a Whim’: The AFT Sues Trump’s Ed. Dept. Over Funding Cuts

Lauraine Langreo & Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, December 30, 2025

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School & District Management Insights on Superintendents: How They Spend Their Time, Stress Levels, and More

Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, December 15, 2025

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