Leadership: Page 9

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    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From playtime strategies to budget compromises, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By • May 31, 2024
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    The stress of recess: Here’s how schools are improving playtime

    Experts point to the pandemic, more time on screens and overscheduled kids as reasons why schools and parents need to prioritize play.

    By • May 28, 2024
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    Teacher and Staff Challenges

    Federal policy changes are further complicating K-12 workforce challenges exacerbated by the pandemic, adding to debate over what’s needed to keep teachers and staff in the profession or bring them back.

    By K-12 Dive staff
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    Strengthening K-12 accountability takes time and courage, state education leaders say

    Data transparency and focus on student outcomes should be part of accountability models, state ed chiefs told Reagan Institute Summit on Education attendees.

    By • May 24, 2024
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    BY THE NUMBERS

    How wide are funding gaps in some large metro school districts?

    A new Bellwether study recommends districts and states consider ambitious policy changes to reduce or eliminate funding inequities.

    By • May 21, 2024
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    Corps of ‘near-peers’ to help schools address youth mental health struggles

    The Youth Mental Health Corps navigators, ages 18-24, will help students access mental health supports for anxiety, depression, loneliness and more.

    By • May 20, 2024
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    ‘It’s cool to be in school’: Educators stress the importance of attendance

    Everyone in the community plays a role in combating chronic absenteeism, participants at a White House-sponsored event said.

    By • Updated May 20, 2024
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    POP QUIZ

    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From cybersecurity proposals to progress on school integration, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By • May 17, 2024
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    Growing up separate: Retired superintendent LaRuth Gray reflects on schooling in segregated Texas

    Gray’s childhood experiences sparked a conviction that segregated schooling “does not yield a society that can be whole.”

    By • May 16, 2024
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    Education Department boosts FAFSA outreach efforts to close completion gap

    The agency announced a $50 million effort to provide more support to students and families in light of the botched rollout of the new form.

    By • May 6, 2024
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    FAFSA, college protests dominate hearing on proposed FY25 education budget

    "We're doing everything everyday to make it right," U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told senators of complications with the new FAFSA.

    By • April 30, 2024
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    How student voice informs change in a California district

    The rollout process for a district graduate profile led Santa Ana Superintendent Jerry Almendarez to implement ongoing student input sessions.

    By • April 25, 2024
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    Percentage of students with autism on the rise

    About 13% of students with disabilities participating in special education services in 2022-23 had autism. That’s an increase from 5% in 2008-09.

    By • April 24, 2024
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    Student challenges outside the classroom pose biggest obstacle for educators worldwide

    In the U.S., pre-K-12 teachers say managing students' behaviors and mental health needs are their largest hurdles.

    By • April 19, 2024
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    Bringing staff and student voices into the school design process

    Education leaders and school architects say knowing what students and staff want in school construction and renovation is vital for planning.

    By • April 9, 2024
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    Superintendent coalition aims to strengthen whole child supports

    Representing a million students across 19 school districts, the inaugural cohort seeks to improve neighborhood-based "cradle-to-career" services.

    By • April 2, 2024
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    School-based Medicaid billing concerns delay proposed rule

    Some worry children's school-based services can adversely affect outside services, but school administrators said there have been no examples of this.

    By • April 2, 2024
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    How a Chicago-area district embraces community engagement amid political divides

    With two school boards to answer to and pushback from a vocal parent rights group, careful communication is key for this superintendent.

    By • March 29, 2024
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    How ESSER propelled improvements at school, district and state levels

    From better lunchroom behaviors to statewide literacy initiatives, leaders share the benefits of COVID-19 aid and how they are sustaining that progress.

    By • March 27, 2024
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    Why do educators stay in the profession? For this principal, it’s a duty to do everything possible for students

    Five days after a bullet flew through Salmone Thomas-EL's office window, he spoke at ASCD’s conference about why he has no plans to leave education.

    By • March 26, 2024
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    How can districts ensure students have enough social-emotional support?

    A CDC program director shares four key steps to build these supports into busy academic schedules.

    By • March 25, 2024
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    Bias hinders women’s progress in education leadership, survey finds

    A majority of women in education leadership say they’ve felt external pressure to dress, speak or behave a certain way due to their gender.

    By • March 22, 2024
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    How are high schools supporting students through FAFSA delays?

    Processing delays for transmitting FAFSA data to colleges have amplified the pressure of the application season. Here’s how schools can help.

    By • March 21, 2024
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    We want to hear about your school district’s rising leaders

    Tell us about the innovative leaders in your schools for our fourth annual spotlight on assistant principals and district administrators.

    By • March 19, 2024
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    Superintendent pay fails to keep pace with inflation

    School districts' top leaders are making around $7,000 less than a decade ago when adjusted for inflation, according to a study from AASA.

    By • March 14, 2024
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    Learning shouldn’t take a summer break, White House and Ed Dept say

    Districts are being asked to redouble efforts to provide summer learning by using remaining COVID funds and other federal monies.

    By • March 14, 2024