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High-Performing & Dedicated Team

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School & District Management From Our Research Center Principal Salaries: The Gap Between Expectation and Reality
Olina Banerji, May 20, 2024
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4 min read
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Teaching Profession Teachers’ Careers Go Through Phases. They Need Support in Each
Madeline Will, May 16, 2024
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5 min read
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Teacher Preparation These Preparation Programs Are Creating a 'Tutor to Teacher' Pipeline
Olina Banerji, May 14, 2024
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Efficient Operations/Budget & Finance

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Teaching Profession An Unexpected Effect of Teacher Strikes on How Much Schools Spend
Mark Lieberman, April 19, 2024
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4 min read
A group protesting school safety in Laurel County, K.Y., on Feb. 21, 2018. In the wake of a mass shooting at a Florida high school, parents and educators are mobilizing to demand more school safety measures, including armed officers, security cameras, door locks, etc.
A group calls for additional school safety measures in Laurel County, Ky., on Feb. 21, 2018, following a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 14 students and three staff members died. Districts have invested billions in personnel and physical security measures in the 25 years since the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo.
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School Climate & Safety 25 Years After Columbine, America Spends Billions to Prevent Shootings That Keep Happening
Mark Lieberman, April 18, 2024
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9 min read
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Budget & Finance Spending ESSER Funds Will Come Down to the Wire for Some Districts. Here's Why
Mark Lieberman, April 5, 2024
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Parent & Community Engagement

This Oct. 4, 2018, photo shows the U.S. Supreme Court at sunset in Washington. The Supreme Court has declined to take up an appeal from parents in Oregon who want to prevent transgender students from using locker rooms and bathrooms of the gender with which they identify, rather than their sex assigned at birth.
This Oct. 4, 2018, photo shows the U.S. Supreme Court at sunset in Washington. The court has declined to take up an appeal from parents in Maryland challenging a school district's policy on gender-support plans for students.
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Law & Courts Supreme Court Turns Down Case Challenging School District's Transgender Policies
Mark Walsh, May 20, 2024
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3 min read
An empty elementary school classroom is seen on Aug. 17, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York. Nationwide, students have been absent at record rates since schools reopened after COVID-forced closures. More than a quarter of students missed at least 10% of the 2021-22 school year.
An empty elementary school classroom is seen on Aug. 17, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York. A White House summit on May 15, 2024, brought attention to elevated chronic absenteeism and strategies districts have used to fight it.
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School & District Management Schools Successfully Fighting Chronic Absenteeism Have This in Common
Caitlynn Peetz, May 15, 2024
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6 min read
Katy Anthes, Commissioner of Education in Colorado from 2016- 2023, participates in a breakout session during the Education Week Leadership Symposium on May 3, 2024.
Katy Anthes, who served as commissioner of education in Colorado from 2016-2023, participates in a breakout session during the Education Week Leadership Symposium on May 3, 2024. Anthes specializes in helping school district leaders successfully manage politically charged conflicts.
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School & District Management Q&A How K-12 Leaders Can Better Manage Divisive Curriculum and Culture War Debates
Caitlynn Peetz, May 13, 2024
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State-of-the-Art Facilities/Maintenance

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Budget & Finance Passing School Bonds Is Hard. Advice From 3 Superintendents Who Did It
Caitlynn Peetz, April 29, 2024
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School & District Management It's Not Just Snow Days: How Can Districts Work Extreme Weather Into Their Calendars?
Caitlynn Peetz, March 7, 2024
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5 min read

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Prepare Students for Career & College in a Global Environment

Older student facing the city, younger version is being swept away.
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Special Education From Our Research Center What Happens for High Schoolers Who Need More Than 4 Years?
Sarah D. Sparks, May 13, 2024
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6 min read
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Special Education These Grants Could Help Students With Disabilities Access Jobs, Training
Alyson Klein, April 15, 2024
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3 min read
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College & Workforce Readiness What the Research Says New Data Paint Bleak Picture of Students' Post High School Outcomes
Sarah D. Sparks, April 9, 2024
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Diversity

Middle school history teachers discuss their lesson plans.
Middle school history teachers discuss their lesson plans.
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Recruitment & Retention The First Step to Hiring a Diverse School Staff: Believing It's Possible
Mark Lieberman, March 20, 2024
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3 min read
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Special Education What the Research Says One Group of Teachers Is Less Likely to Identify Black Students for Special Ed. Why That Matters
Sarah D. Sparks, March 6, 2024
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4 min read
Meghan Kelly, a project manager with the Whirlpool Corp., works with students at Benton Harbor Charter School in Benton Harbor, Mich., on Dec. 3, 2019., to develop apps as part of the goIT computer science program.
Meghan Kelly, a project manager with the Whirlpool Corp., works with students at Benton Harbor Charter School in Benton Harbor, Mich., on Dec. 3, 2019., to develop apps as part of the goIT computer science program.
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Equity & Diversity What the Research Says Suburban Segregation Is Rising. What States and Districts Can Do
Sarah D. Sparks, March 5, 2024
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School Safety

School staff cheer as students returned to in-person classes at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, following a shooting on Oct. 24, 2022, that killed a student and a teacher. Kacy Shahid, then the school's principal, faced the challenge of guiding the school community through recovery as she struggled herself to process the events.
School staff cheer as students returned to in-person classes at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, following a shooting on Oct. 24, 2022, that killed a student and a teacher. Kacy Shahid, then the school's principal, faced the challenge of guiding the school community through recovery as she struggled herself to process the events.
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School Climate & Safety What Helped These K-12 Leaders After School Shootings
Caitlynn Peetz, May 16, 2024
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5 min read
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Teaching Profession Explainer What Is Doxxing, and How Can Educators Protect Their Privacy Online?
Sarah D. Sparks, May 9, 2024
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7 min read
Signage is shown outside on the grounds of Pikesville High School, May 2, 2012, in Baltimore County, Md. The most recent criminal case involving artificial intelligence emerged in late April 2024, from the Maryland high school, where police say a principal was framed as racist by a fake recording of his voice.
Police say a principal was framed making racist remarks through a fake recording of his voice at Pikesville High School, a troubling new use of AI that could affect more educators. A sign announces the entrance to the Baltimore County, Md., school on May 2, 2012.
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School & District Management Deepfakes Expose Public School Employees to New Threats
Olina Banerji, May 8, 2024
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