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High-Performing & Dedicated Team

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School & District Management Did Principal Turnover Increase During the Pandemic? Here's What We Know
Denisa R. Superville, March 16, 2023
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6 min read
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Recruitment & Retention How Many Teachers and Principals Quit in the Pandemic? One State Has Answers
Elizabeth Heubeck, March 8, 2023
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4 min read
Art Cavazos
Art Cavazos, the former superintendent of Harlingen school district, said it's important to give potential successors the chance to build their skills and test their capabilities.
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Recruitment & Retention Building the Superintendent Pipeline: Advice From 3 District Leaders
Sarah Schwartz, March 8, 2023
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Efficient Operations/Budget & Finance

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School Choice & Charters Explainer Education Savings Accounts, Explained
Libby Stanford & Mark Lieberman, March 27, 2023
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17 min read
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Budget & Finance Q&A How Fair School Funding Became the Unlikely Topic for a Student Podcast
Mark Lieberman, March 23, 2023
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5 min read
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Curriculum Explainer How School Libraries Buy Books, Struggle for Funds, and Confront Book Bans: An Explainer
Mark Lieberman, February 27, 2023
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Parent & Community Engagement

Books are displayed at the Banned Book Library at American Stage in St. Petersburg, Fla., Feb. 18, 2023. In Florida, some schools have covered or removed books under a new law that requires an evaluation of reading materials and for districts to publish a searchable list of books where individuals can then challenge specific titles.
Books are displayed at the Banned Book Library at American Stage in St. Petersburg, Fla., Feb. 18, 2023. In Florida, some schools have covered or removed books under a new law that requires an evaluation of reading materials and for districts to publish a searchable list of books where individuals can then challenge specific titles.
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Reading & Literacy Book Challenges Doubled in 2022 and Became More Organized
Eesha Pendharkar, March 29, 2023
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5 min read
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Families & the Community 3 Signs That Schools Are Sending the Wrong Message About Attendance
Evie Blad, March 24, 2023
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3 min read
Michelangelo's marble statue of "David", is seen in Florence's Galleria dell' Accademia on May 24, 2004.
Michelangelo's marble statue of "David" is displayed in the Galleria dell' Accademia in Florence, Italy.
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School & District Management After a Lesson on Michelangelo's David, a Florida Principal Loses Her Job
Elizabeth Heubeck & Denisa R. Superville, March 23, 2023
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State-of-the-Art Facilities/Maintenance

Students walk past an open vent for the aging HVAC system at Jim Hill High School in Jackson, Miss., Jan. 12, 2023. A litany of infrastructure issues at many of the school district's aging campuses make for tough choices on spending COVID recovery funds on infrastructure or academics.
Students walk past an open vent for the aging HVAC system at Jim Hill High School in Jackson, Miss., Jan. 12, 2023. A litany of infrastructure issues at many of the school district's aging campuses make for tough choices on spending COVID recovery funds on infrastructure or academics.
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School & District Management America's School Buildings Are Crumbling, and It's a 'National Security Issue'
Mark Lieberman, March 28, 2023
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6 min read
Freshmen at George C. Marshall High School in Falls Church, Va., eat lunch outside in the Senior Courtyard on March 1, 2023. The high school has three courtyards where students can access the outdoors during the day.
Freshmen at George C. Marshall High School in Falls Church, Va., eat lunch outside in the Senior Courtyard on March 1, 2023. The high school was highlighted in Claire Latané's book <i>Schools That Heal: Design with Mental Health in Mind</i> for its abundance of outdoor spaces.
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School Climate & Safety Q&A Making the Case for Schools That Don't Look Like Prisons
Libby Stanford, March 13, 2023
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6 min read
Drinking fountains are marked "Do Not Drink Until Further Notice" at Flint Northwestern High School in Flint, Mich. on May 4, 2016.
Drinking fountains are marked "Do Not Drink Until Further Notice" at Flint Northwestern High School in Flint, Mich. on May 4, 2016.
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School & District Management Water in Many Schools Isn't Safe to Drink. Here's What Districts Can Do
Mark Lieberman, March 13, 2023
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Prepare Students for Career & College in a Global Environment

Students attend a robotic class at Mineola High School in Mineola, New York, March 13, 2023.
Students attend a robotics class at Mineola High School in Mineola, N.Y., on March 13, 2023.
Mostafa Bassim for Education Week
Curriculum Few Students Take Computer Science. This District Offers a Blueprint for Changing That
Alyson Klein, March 27, 2023
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10 min read
Jared Ebersole teaches students how to build a skateboard at Synergy at Mineola High School in Mineola, N.Y., March 13, 2023.
Local entrepreneur Jared Ebersole teaches students how to build skateboards in the Synergy program at Mineola High School in Mineola, N.Y., on March 13, 2023. The skateboard lessons teach students physics concepts.
Mostafa Bassim for Education Week
School & District Management What Happened When a District Decided to 'Mess With High School'
Alyson Klein, March 27, 2023
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12 min read
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Future of Work ChatGPT Is All the Rage. But Teens Have Qualms About AI
Arianna Prothero, March 23, 2023
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Diversity

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Recruitment & Retention Why Aren't There More Asian American School Leaders? Here's What We Heard
Denisa R. Superville, February 28, 2023
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5 min read
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Reading & Literacy Over 300 Picture Books Were Banned Last School Year
Eesha Pendharkar, February 21, 2023
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3 min read
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Recruitment & Retention From Our Research Center Districts Want More Teachers of Color But Don't Do Enough to Recruit Them, Survey Finds
Ileana Najarro, February 15, 2023
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School Safety

Emergency personnel remove police tape outside East High School after a school shooting, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Denver.
Emergency personnel remove police tape outside East High School after a school shooting, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Denver.
Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via AP
Law & Courts Schools Routinely Search Students for Weapons Under Safety Plans. Should They?
Mark Walsh, March 30, 2023
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9 min read
Families of the Uvalde victims silently protest Senate inaction and mass shootings following the six-month anniversary of the Robb Elementary School massacre on Dec. 06, 2022 in Washington.
Congress passed the sweeping Bipartisan Safer Communities Act in June 2022 after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Nine months later, only one state has awarded funds from a grant program in the legislation that set aside $1 billion to support student safety and mental health. Here families of the Uvalde shooting victims silently protest at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 6, 2022.
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Education Funding Congress Passed $1B for School Safety Last Year. Only 38 Districts Have Gotten Money
Mark Lieberman, March 30, 2023
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7 min read
Families leave a reunification site in Nashville, Tenn., on March 27, 2023, after a shooting at Covenant School in Nashville.
Families leave a reunification site in Nashville, Tenn., on March 27, 2023, after a shooting at The Covenant School.
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School Climate & Safety What the Tragedy in Nashville Reveals About School Safety
Evie Blad & Arianna Prothero, March 28, 2023
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9 min read
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