Leadership

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Families & the Community How Parents Can Support Teachers In and Out of the Classroom
Online commenters say stronger parent partnerships can improve behavior and learning.
1 min read
Student Well-Being & Movement Q&A Cellphones: The 'Most Formidable Adversary' Schools Have Ever Faced
The Spokane schools in Washington paired cellphone restrictions with expanded extracurricular activities.
5 min read
Budget & Finance 4 Ways States Could Reduce Property Taxes—And What It Means for Schools
Budgets beware: States are eyeing property-tax caps, exemptions, or eliminating them altogether.
3 min read
School & District Management Opinion The One Word That Educators Can Use to Reclaim Their Joy
The work may not change, but your perspective can.
3 min read
A school leader changes their perspective and focuses on the positive parts of their career.
Vanessa Solis/Education Week via Canva
Student Well-Being & Movement 3 Driving Questions to Create a Sense of Belonging in Schools
Students who feel they belong in their school are more likely to show up and learn.
5 min read
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A sign discouraging bullying is seen as two students walk into a classroom at a school in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Feb. 12, 2026. Experts say creating a sense of belonging in school can help curb problems like bullying.
Kevin Mohatt for Education Week
Student Well-Being & Movement Opinion Why a Good School Needs Both Coaches and Referees
If teachers are forced into being referees, they can't fill that role properly or coach well, either.
6 min read
The United States Capitol building as a bookcase filled with red, white, and blue policy books in a Washington DC landscape.
Luca D'Urbino for Education Week
School & District Management Opinion 12 Strategies Administrators Can Use to Prevent Staff Burnout (and Their Own)
Creating a healthier school culture begins with building trust, but it doesn't end there.
7 min read
Conceptual illustration of classroom conversations and fragmented education elements coming together to form a cohesive picture of a book of classroom knowledge.
Sonia Pulido for Education Week

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  • Principal Andrew Zanghi carries a table down a hallway at Woodmore Elementary @ Meadowbrook on August 15, 2025 in Bowie, Maryland. In a so-called ‘swing move,’ Woodmore Elementary has relocated to Meadowbrook Elementary school until Summer 2027.
    Principal Andrew Zanghi carries a table down a hallway at Woodmore Elementary @ Meadowbrook on August 15, 2025, in Bowie, Maryland. In a so-called ‘swing move,’ Woodmore Elementary has relocated to Meadowbrook Elementary school until Summer 2027.
    Pete Kiehart for Education Week
    School & District Management How Schools Make 'Swing Spaces' Feel Like Home
    School leaders share tips for managing temporary “swing spaces” during renovations, from early planning to making spaces feel like home.
    Ciara Meyer, August 15, 2025
    4 min read
    A Midland ISD employee walks past the front of Legacy High School on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Midland.
    A Midland ISD employee walks past the front of Legacy High School on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Midland, Texas. The district's board voted to restore a Confederate general's name to two of its schools.
    Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune
    Equity & Diversity Another District Restores a Confederate Name to Its Schools
    The district dropped Robert E. Lee's name from two buildings in 2020. The Lee name will be back for the 2026-27 year.
    Brooke Schultz, August 13, 2025
    5 min read
    Volunteer student actors are led out of a middle school building as the Fountain Police Department conducts a training exercise for law enforcement on June 9, 2017, in Fountain, Colo. A new consensus report recommends schools avoid tactics like realistic simulations or deception when conducting drills for students.
    Volunteer student actors are led out of a middle school building as the Fountain Police Department conducts a training exercise for law enforcement on June 9, 2017, in Fountain, Colo. A new consensus report recommends schools avoid tactics like realistic simulations when conducting drills for students.
    Dougal Brownlie/The Gazette via AP
    Student Well-Being & Movement What Schools Should Do—and Avoid—When Planning Active Shooter Drills
    Schools should conduct active shooter drills in a way that minimizes emotional and psychological harm, a new study says.
    Evie Blad, August 13, 2025
    5 min read
    Illustration of reusable water bottle with hazard symbol.
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    Student Well-Being & Movement Are Students' Water Bottles Causing Classroom Chaos?
    Reusable water bottles can cause spills and loud noises in the middle of a lecture. Do they belong in the classroom?
    Jennifer Vilcarino, August 13, 2025
    1 min read
    Tight cropped illustration of a nurse or doctor in blue scrubs and wearing a stethoscope around their neck. In the upper right corner of the image there is a Caucasian hand being held by a Black nurse's hand. The nurse is wearing a light blue medical glove.
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    Student Well-Being & Movement The Health Trends Schools Should Be Watching This Year
    Poor health leads students to miss school. But there are strategies schools can adopt to keep kids healthy.
    Arianna Prothero, August 12, 2025
    2 min read
    Chanel Ferran Gutierrez, a 10th grade student at Newcomer Academy, prepares to be vaccinated during a pop-up immunization clinic in the school's library in Louisville, Ky., on Aug. 8, 2024.
    Chanel Ferran Gutierrez, a 10th grade student at Newcomer Academy, prepares to be vaccinated during a pop-up immunization clinic in the school's library in Louisville, Ky., on Aug. 8, 2024. Sagging student vaccination rates and the highest volume of measles cases in years have prompted fears of outbreaks once students are back in school.
    Mary Conlon/AP
    Student Well-Being & Movement Childhood Vaccinations Are Down. Schools Are Bracing for Outbreaks
    But local efforts can put communities in a stronger position to respond to them, a school health expert says.
    Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, August 11, 2025
    4 min read

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