Leadership

Education news, analysis, and opinion about effective school and district leadership
Professional Development Teachers Like It. Research Is Promising. Is This the Solution to Teacher PD?
A GAO report finds that teachers like collaborative teaching—and it has some preliminary research support too.
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Recruitment & Retention AI Is Changing Teacher Hiring. Here’s How
Teachers may not be aware that AI underpins both commercial and DIY hiring systems, raising concerns.
8 min read
Student Well-Being & Movement School Counselors’ Jobs Are Misunderstood. Why It Matters
New report examines the challenges school counselors are facing and how to address them.
4 min read
School & District Management The 4-Day School Week: What Research Shows About the Alternative Schedule
More schools have shifted to the four-day week. How common is it? Does it save money and attract teachers?
7 min read
Fifth-grader Willow Miller raises the U.S. and Nevada flags in a daily flag-raising ceremony to start the school day in Good Springs, Nev., on March 30, 2022. Teacher Abbey Crouse assists at right. The school, along with an elementary, middle and high school in neighboring Sandy Valley, are the only schools in the mostly urban Clark County School District to meet just four days a week.
A student raises the U.S. and Nevada flags to start the school day on March 30, 2022, in Goodsprings, Nev., where the elementary school meets four days week. A growing number of schools have turned to four-day weeks over the past two decades, sometimes for budget reasons, other times for teacher recruitment and retention. But the payoff isn't always clear-cut.
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Recruitment & Retention What the Research Says This State Invested in Helping High Schoolers Become Teachers. Did It Work?
The decade-old program significantly boosted the pipeline of diverse new educators.
4 min read
Learning Support Teacher Susannah Campbell speaks with prospective applicants during William Penn School District's teachers job fair at the high school's cafeteria in Lansdowne, Pa., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. As schools across the country struggle to find teachers to hire, more governors are pushing for pay increases and bonuses for the beleaguered profession.
Learning-support teacher Susannah Campbell speaks with prospective applicants during the William Penn school district's teachers job fair in Lansdowne, Pa., on May 3, 2023. New research of a Maryland program that develops high schoolers' interest in teaching shows that such efforts can pay off.
Matt Rourke/AP
School & District Management What's Your Educator Wellness Score? Here's How to Find Out
We curated a fun way for you to take care of yourself as you worry about students, colleagues, and your school.
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Recruitment & Retention Download Ease the Teacher-Hiring Process with AI (Downloadable)
Clear criteria and privacy protections are critical when using technology to smooth the hiring process.
1 min read
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More Leadership

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    "We're going to get to the standards ... but we have to make sure that our kids feel safe enough to come into our building," said Damon Lewis, the principal for Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy in Norwalk, Conn., and the National Middle Level Principal of the Year in 2025.
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    School Climate & Safety Q&A This Principal Puts Relationships Ahead of Content. Here’s How
    A school leader discusses how he and his staff create a safe and supportive learning environment.
    Lauraine Langreo, March 6, 2026
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    HOUSTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 20: Students walk through the hallway to their next class at Cypresswood Elementary in Aldine ISD in Houston, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Aldine ISD is one of the most improved school districts in the Houston area in 2025 TEA A-F ratings, increasing the district's overall score by 10 points in two years.
    Elementary students walk to their next class in the Aldine Independent school district near Houston on Aug. 20, 2025. The district has decided to close 11 schools over the past three years due to a sharp enrollment drop.
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    School & District Management Q&A How a School District Handled 3 Straight Years of Campus Closures
    Amid 11 closures, a superintendent shares her advice for leaders in similar situations.
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    Heather Nicholson, a Moonshot teacher, talks with Shyanne Schaefer, a student in the program during an art lesson at California New Area Elementary School in Coal Center, Pa., on May 16, 2024.
    California Area Elementary School teacher Heather Nicholson talks with student Shyanne Schaefer during an art lesson as part of a competency-based learning program in Coal Center, Pa., on May 16, 2024. The district designed the program, which eschews conventions like traditional lesson plans, letter grades, and age-specific classrooms, with a grant from Remake Learning, an organization that encourages schools and community organizations to innovate and design new learning opportunities. A new national commission will explore how to encourage such "learning ecosystems" in other communities.
    Jaclyn Borowski/Education Week
    Families & the Community A New National Effort Aims to Spread Learning Beyond School Walls
    A new commission will explore strategies for schools to collaborate with their communities.
    Evie Blad, March 5, 2026
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    A document that was included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, photographed Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, shows a photo of Epstein on a inmate report from the Federal Bureau of Prisons .
    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.
    Jon Elswick/AP
    School & District Management Epstein and School Photos? How a Social Media Controversy Pulled in K-12 Districts
    Districts have had to respond to a social-media fueled controversy about the sex offender and financier.
    6 min read
    Students on their way to class at the Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical High School in Newark, Delaware on Wednesday February 18, 2026.
    Students make their way to class at the Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical High School in Newark, Delaware on February 18, 2026. The school's assistant principal, Rasheem Hollis, plays a key role in brokering resolutions when parents and teachers disagree about student discipline.
    Demetrius Freeman for Education Week
    Families & the Community Teachers Say Behavior Problems Aren't Just About Students. It’s the Parents
    Parents are the third rail of the discipline conversation. Teachers say they need backup from their school leaders.
    Olina Banerji, March 4, 2026
    10 min read
    (L-R) Coaching session between teacher development mentor, Elica Gutierrez, and mentee, Corrina Gonzalez, who teaches 3rd Grade Dual Immersion Spanish at John Burroughs Elementary on November 6, 2025 in Fresno, Calif.
    Corrina González, right, was a paraeducator who built a permanent career as an immersion teacher in the Fresno, Calif., district through one of its many teacher pipelines. She got intensive support from her mentor, Elica Gutierrez, left. The women meet in a regular coaching session at John Burroughs Elementary on November 6, 2025.
    Andri Tambunan for Education Week
    Recruitment & Retention Dozens of Teacher Pathways Fuel This District’s Talent Pipeline
    A California district's homegrown teacher pathways work to secure a stable, well-trained teaching force.
    Sarah D. Sparks, March 4, 2026
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