Leadership
Education news, analysis, and opinion about effective school and district leadership
School & District Management
6 Ways Schools Are Managing Students’ Cellphone Use
Students' cellphone use has been a major source of headaches for teachers and principals.
Budget & Finance
Why Some K-12 Students Have to Pay for a Bus Ride to School
Transportation costs force some districts to consider charging fees for students who live near school buildings to ride the bus.
School & District Management
What the Research Says
What Districts With the Worst Attendance Have in Common
Districts often lack a systemic approach to coping with the spike in chronic attendance problems, a Michigan study suggests.
Student Achievement
Opinion
Does 'Grading for Equity' Result in Lower Standards?
Equitable grading doesn’t call for heightened leniency, says the author of a book on the subject.
Student Well-Being
How Much High Schoolers Think Their Educators Care About Them
An EdWeek Research Center survey asked high school students how much the adults in their schools care about them.
School Climate & Safety
Another State Will Let Teachers Carry Guns. What We Know About the Strategy
Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns with administrators' permission a year after the Covenant School shooting.
School & District Management
What Schools Can Do to Make Sure Support Staff Feel Appreciated
Support staff ensure schools are functioning. Here are five tips to help them feel as if they're an integral part of the school community.
EdWeek Leaders To Learn From
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1 / 6We’re trying to undo decades of old ways of thinking.
I want these kids to know: Just because you can’t sit down at a desk, read something, and get straight A’s, doesn’t mean that you don’t have something to offer this world.
I just want [students] to have all the opportunities regardless of where they live or the resources that their parents might provide to them.
It’s really about how we are aligning systems of support and enabling conditions around schools to best set them up for success. That’s really the bottom line.
Even when I was teaching, I really wanted to push the bounds of what school could be. I wanted it to be more like a home than a factory.
Technology nowadays, it’s a dime a dozen. You can throw whatever tech in there you want, but if people don’t care, if they don’t know how to use it, it’s a paperweight.
School Climate & Safety
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Reframing Behavior helps teachers see the “why” of behavior through a neuroscience lens and provides practices that fit into a school day.
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Looking for ways to make math matter for all your students? Gain strategies that help them make the connection as well as the grade.
Families & the Community How a School Made Parents Central to Its TurnaroundA strategy to constantly bring parents into the school has been central to rising achievement at a Detroit-area elementary school.
Student Well-Being New School Lunch Rules Will Change Menus. (Chocolate Milk Still Allowed)Newly unveiled school meal rules will limit sodium and added sugar.
School & District Management More School Workers Qualify for Overtime Under New Rule. Teachers Remain ExemptNurses, paraprofessionals, and librarians could get paid more under the federal rule, but the change won't apply to teachers.
School & District Management Opinion Principals, You Aren't the Only Leader in Your SchoolWhat I learned about supporting teachers in my first week as an assistant principal started with just one question: “How would I know?”
Student Well-Being Opinion To Boost Student Mental Health, Support TeachersOnce extra federal aid vanishes, teachers will be faced with serving in the role as ill-equipped mental health professionals.
School Climate & Safety Video WATCH: Columbine Author on Myths, Lessons, and Warning Signs of ViolenceDavid Cullen discusses how educators still grapple with painful lessons from the 1999 shooting.
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A collection of essential questions and reflections exploring the intricacies of implementing high-impact tutoring, its significance, key...
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This white paper identifies 13 strategies to sustain high-impact tutoring beyond the expiration of federal emergency funds.
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This paper aims to discuss the balance between online and hands-on learning as it relates to our youngest learners.
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The 2023-2024 school year represents a critical inflection point for K-12 education in the United States. With the expiration of ESSER funds on the horizon and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into teaching and learning processes, educators and administrators face a unique set of challenges and opportunities.
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School Climate & Safety From Our Research Center How Much Educators Say They Use Suspensions, Expulsions, and Restorative JusticeWith student behavior a top concern among educators now, a new survey points to many schools using less exclusionary discipline.
Professional Development This Principal Knew PD Was Irrelevant. So He and His Teachers Changed ItA Vermont principal and teacher describe their school's new approach to PD.
School Climate & Safety 25 Years After Columbine, America Spends Billions to Prevent Shootings That Keep HappeningDistricts have invested in more personnel and physical security measures to keep students safe, but shootings have continued unabated.
School Climate & Safety How Columbine Shaped 25 Years of School SafetyColumbine ushered in the modern school safety era. A quarter decade later, its lessons remain relevant—and sometimes elusive.
Student Well-Being Opinion Farewell: Ask a Psychologist Says GoodbyeAngela Duckworth announces the sunsetting of the Character Lab and the Education Week Opinion blog.
Student Well-Being What’s Really Holding Schools Back From Implementing SEL?Principals see their schools as places that promote students' social-emotional growth.
Superintendent - Spotsylvania County Public Schools
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Superintendent - Spotsylvania County Public Schools
Fredericksburg, Virginia