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- School & District Management Live Event Education Week's Leadership Symposium 2024Join us LIVE in Washington, D.C. Metro area for three days of empowering strategies, networking, and inspiration.School & District Management Teachers Hate All Those Meetings. Can Principals Find a Workaround?Principals can't do away with every meeting, but they can reduce some and make others more effective.School & District Management Q&A When This Principal Talks About Mental Health, People Listen. Here's WhyThe NASSP Advocacy Champion of the year said he used stories from his school and community to speak with his state’s legislators.School & District Management Teacher Layoffs Are Mounting. How Districts Can Soften the BlowLayoffs are coming in districts large and small. Here's how district leaders can handle them.School & District Management Opinion 5 Strategies to Combat Student DisengagementWhen principals get serious about building a more inclusive school community, it doesn’t just benefit students, but teachers as well.School & District Management Advocacy or Electioneering? Education Leaders Walk Fine Line in School Voucher DebateTexas is cracking down on district leaders' allegedly political speech—in what others see as a pretext for quashing anti-voucher sentiment.School & District Management Q&A Prop Up the Principal, But Do It In Your Own Way: An Assistant Principal’s Advice to His PeersCharles Longshore is both a coach and confidante to his teachers and students—all to support his principal’s larger vision for the school.School & District Management It's Not Just Snow Days: How Can Districts Work Extreme Weather Into Their Calendars?Extreme weather that's becoming more frequent is challenging districts with novel choices about when it's safe to stay open.School & District Management Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About the District and School Leader Buyer Persona?Answer 10 questions about the district and school leader buyer persona.School & District Management Opinion The Single Most Effective Thing Administrators Can Do: Shut Up and ListenBy listening deeply, administrators can create an environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and can challenge assumptions.School & District Management Download Principals, Are You in Sync With Your Teachers? (Downloadable)New data show some important disconnects between teachers' experiences and principals' perceptions of them.School & District Management Download What District Leaders Need to Know About Teacher Morale (Downloadable)A discussion guide on morale and some key factors shaping how teachers feel about their jobs.School & District Management Advice From 8 Women Superintendents for Those Following in Their FootstepsWomen are underrepresented in the superintendent ranks, and can face a longer road to get to K-12's top job.School & District Management Opinion Debunking 5 Myths of Self-Awareness in School LeadershipLeaders must understand their strengths, weaknesses, emotions, and impact on others if they want to be effective.School & District Management How Central Offices Can Lay the Groundwork for Tutoring in SchoolsFrom data mining to making master schedules, principals need central offices’ help to implement tutoring.