Leadership
Education news, analysis, and opinion about effective school and district leadership
Budget & Finance
Passing School Bonds Is Hard. Advice From 3 Superintendents Who Did It
‘Educating instead of campaigning’ in an era when district leaders are under a political microscope.
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
From Our Research Center
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 & District Management
Opinion
How We Can Fix Chronic Absenteeism
Experts on school attendance lay out five steps to ramping up family and student engagement.
School & District Management
When Principals Listen to Students, Schools Can Change
Three school leaders weigh in on different ways they've channeled student voices help reimagine schools.
School & District Management
State Takeovers of School Districts Still Happen. New Research Questions Their Value
More than 100 districts across the country have experienced state takeovers.
Families & the Community
Bring Back In-Person Field Trips. Here's Why
School field trips took a hit due to the pandemic and are still recovering. Educators and experts explain why they should come back.
EdWeek Leaders To Learn From
We are excited to introduce our 2024 class of EdWeek Leaders To Learn From. These district leaders have shown persistence and creativity as they navigate the challenges facing schools in an increasingly diverse, rapidly changing world.
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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Looking for ways to make math matter for all your students? Gain strategies that help them make the connection as well as the grade.
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Families & the Community Download DOWNLOADABLE: Best Practices for Building School-Family RelationshipsHere are five ways to ensure schools are building trusting, long-lasting relationships with families.
Families & the Community Should Working With Families Be a Core Skill for Teachers?Just half of educator preparation programs offer a course on parent and family engagement.
Families & the Community What the Parents' Rights Movement Forced Schools to DoParents and caregivers are paying more attention than ever. Here's what that means for schools.
Families & the Community The Good (and the Bad) of Using Apps to Connect With ParentsTech platforms are changing the way teachers communicate with families.
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.
Families & the Community Why This District Meets Parents at HomeParent-teacher home visits are more than conferences. They're about forming trusting relationships.
Classroom Technology
Spotlight
Spotlight on Empowering Educators and Engaging Students
This Spotlight will help you leverage technology to meet students’ individual needs, investigate how ed tech can help teachers, and more.
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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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School Climate & Safety Another State Will Let Teachers Carry Guns. What We Know About the StrategyTennessee 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 AppreciatedSupport staff ensure schools are functioning. Here are five tips to help them feel as if they're an integral part of the school community.
School & District Management 6 Ways Schools Are Managing Students’ Cellphone UseStudents' 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 SchoolTransportation 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 CommonDistricts often lack a systemic approach to coping with the spike in chronic attendance problems, a Michigan study suggests.
Families & the Community 5 Ways to Get Parents More Involved in SchoolsSchools don't need an influx of money and resources to have effective family engagement, experts say.
Head of School
Chicago, Illinois
Head of School
Chicago, Illinois
Superintendent, Perris Union High School District
Perris, California
Assistant Superintendent for Teaching & Learning
Westchester County, New York