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2019’s Big Predictions: What’s Next for Education
It’s hard to believe that 2018 is almost over.But here we are, with the holidays and a new year fast approaching.This time of year is alway...

Addressing Criticism Regarding School Closures: Preparing for the Annual Challenge
“Well, the weather outside is frightful…”The onset of winter—and its weather—means another staple of the season that every school leader must f...

Striking a Balance: Short Superintendent Tenures Beyond Politics
It used to be that school improvement efforts hinged primarily on whether a district kept or dismissed the superintendent. Hopefully, those days ar...

K-12 School Violence on the Rise: Trending in the Wrong Direction
Keeping students safe--mentally and physically--is priority no. 1 for every school administrator.Recent research shows that keeping students s...

Report: Relevance Matters in Assessing School Quality
Ask any school leader and they’ll tell you: rapidly advancing technologies, competition from school choice, and persistent safety and security conc...

Crucial Report: Relationships, Not Funding, Key to Student Achievement
For school leaders, securing and maintaining funding for important building projects or learning initiatives is an ongoing, pervasive concern, espe...

Ending the 'Contact Us' Nightmare This Halloween
It's Halloween. Across the country kids are gearing up for costumes, candy, and scary stories.For K-12 parents ghouls, werewolves, and vampires...

Infographic: Fighting Bullying with Compassion
With bullying purportedly on the rise over the last two years, school districts are doubling down on efforts to ensure students feel safe and suppo...

From your strategic plan to a student's seat: Do they connect?
Every school district leader should ask him- or herself an important question: “Does every initiative in my strategic plan positively impact every ...