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School & District Management Research Is Shedding New Light on Superintendents to Help Them Succeed
An emerging body of research examining the leaders of the nation's 13,000 school districts is yielding actionable insights.
Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, April 2, 2025
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College & Workforce Readiness Video This High School Program Is Preparing Students to Be Detention Officers
For high school students interested in fields in criminal justice, this district’s program gives them the opportunity to graduate with a job in the field.
Lauren Santucci, March 25, 2025
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School Climate & Safety Leading a District After a School Shooting Is Hard. These Superintendents Want to Help
A network of superintendents who've led districts after school shootings plans to support colleagues recovering from similar crises.
Evie Blad, March 18, 2025
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States Tracker Which States Are Challenging Undocumented Students’ Right to Free Education?
States are reviving efforts to challenge the 1982 Plyler v. Doe ruling that guarantees undocumented students a free, public education.
Ileana Najarro & Daniela Franco Brown, March 17, 2025
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Teachers utilize a team-teaching model developed by the Next Education Workforce Model, at Stevenson Elementary School in Mesa, Ariz., on Jan 30, 2025.
Teachers use a team-teaching model at Stevenson Elementary School in Mesa, Ariz., on Jan 30, 2025. In the model, more than one teacher at a time assumes responsibility for a group of students at each grade level, and typically class sizes are larger.
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Teaching Profession Team-Teaching Builds Supports in a 'Very Lonely Profession'
Collaborative teaching gains traction amid staff shortages and rising student need.
Sarah D. Sparks, March 4, 2025
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Student Well-Being & Movement Opinion A Child Took Her Own Life After Being Bullied. Schools Must Take Notice
Making sure that children are safe in schools is not a political issue, it is a matter of humanity.
Marc Brackett, Diana Divecha & Robin Stern, March 3, 2025
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Student Well-Being & Movement Measles Is on the Rise as Vaccinations Drop. Where Does That Leave Schools?
With an outbreak in West Texas, are the conditions ripe for more measles outbreaks elsewhere?
Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, February 25, 2025
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6 min read
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Student Achievement Districts Recovering From an Achievement Slide Have This in Common
Districts' progress may be related to how they used federal COVID-relief funds, a new analysis finds.
Sarah Schwartz, February 11, 2025
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4 min read
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Families & the Community An Unusual Consequence for Late School Pickups: Fees for Tardy Parents
School and district leaders struggle when parents are regularly late to the pickup line.
Evie Blad, February 7, 2025
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4 min read
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School Choice & Charters Private School Choice Will Keep Expanding in 2025. Here's Where and How
The conditions are ripe in at least a dozen states for proposals to invest public dollars in private educational options for families.
Mark Lieberman, January 10, 2025
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School & District Management Local Education News You May Have Missed in 2024 (and Why It Matters)
A recap of four important stories and what they may signal for your school or district.
Evie Blad, December 20, 2024
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Elon Musk listens as President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the House GOP conference on Nov. 13 in Washington.
Elon Musk listens as President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the House GOP conference, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington.
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School & District Management Elon Musk Is Opening a School for Young Students. Here’s What We Know About It
The tech billionaire has claimed that the current Education Department is "basically paying people to hate America."
Sarah Schwartz, November 27, 2024
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4 min read
A Texas flag is displayed in an elementary school in Murphy, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020.
A Texas flag is displayed in an elementary school in Murphy, Texas, in 2020.
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Curriculum Texas Students May Soon Be Reading Bible Stories in English Classes
The state has advanced a controversial curriculum that includes Christian teachings in K-5 lessons.
Sarah Schwartz, November 19, 2024
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5 min read
Noah Lipman's AP US Government and Politics students watch election results during a class election watch party at Big Lou's Pizza in San Antonio, Texas, on Nov. 5, 2024.
Noah Lipman's AP US Government and Politics students watch election results during a class election watch party at Big Lou's Pizza in San Antonio, Texas, on Nov. 5, 2024.
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Social Studies Video What Happened as a Government Class Watched Election Returns Live
This teacher takes his AP government class to an election watch party each cycle. What that looked like this year.
Ileana Najarro, Lauren Santucci & Kaylee Domzalski, November 6, 2024
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