Administrator of the Year
Richard Gordon IV, Paul Robeson High School
Four years ago, Paul Robeson High School in Philadelphia was slated for closure. Spared at the 11th hour, the high-poverty school now has around 300 students enrolled, and is recognized as the city's most-improved high school.
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Long Beach Unified School District
Under longtime Superintendent Chris Steinhauser, the district has structured itself for success and sees continued academic gains.
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District Cooperatives/Collaboratives
School districts have found strength in numbers, joining forces to leverage their collective resources and buying power amid ongoing budget austerity nationwide.
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Port Richmond Partnership Leadership Academy
Wagner College, a private, liberal arts institution that created the academy in collaboration with the New World Foundationâs Civic Opportunities Initiative Network in 2013, is now expanding opportunities to elementary and middle school students.
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News and Media Literacy
Last yearâs election season â and the fake articles masquerading as real, campaign-related news â sent educators scrambling for resources on how to help students critically evaluate the daily onslaught of media messages in their lives.
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Every Student Succeeds Act
Ongoing implementation has graduated the nation's primary K-12 law from 2016's Obsession of the Year to 2017's Policy of the Year. And there's a lot to take in.
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