staff engagement: 5

appreciation starts with listening
Blog 3 minutes | May 8, 2018

Teacher Appreciation: Start with the Power of Listening

As historian Henry Adams put it, “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” We all have that one teacher whose inf...

arizona teachers
Blog 3 minutes | April 12, 2018

Arizona Teachers Rally for Increased Benefits

Arizona is the latest state to see statewide K-12 teacher protests. On Wednesday, teachers throughout the state staged “walked-ins,” demanding incr...

Teacher Walking in Classrooms
Blog 3 minutes | April 4, 2018

Teacher Voices in KY and OK: A Possible National Trend

Nearly a month after a nine-day teacher strike in West Virginia ended, teachers in Kentucky and Oklahoma staged their own walkouts and rallies this...

collaborative leadership
Blog 3 minutes | July 17, 2017

Update: Collaborative leadership–6 influences that matter most

Last week, former principal and education thought leader Peter DeWitt announced that he is retiring his regular Education Week blog Finding Common ...

supe of the year luvelle brown
Blog 3 minutes | March 17, 2017

Conversation with NY Superintendent Luvelle Brown: Nurturing a Culture of Care.

If there’s two things Dr. Luvelle Brown isn’t short on, it’s enthusiasm and optimism. Both qualities were on full display when the Ithaca City Scho...