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The innovative leaders—and leading innovators—who comprise District Administration’s second annual Top 100 influencers represent the most important voices in K12 education.
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Two jobs, one desk: Hidden seasons of district leadership

Quintin Shepherd -
When someone lands their first district leadership role, I like to offer a lighthearted welcome: “Congratulations! You now get to work half-days... you can choose the first 12 hours or the second.”
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Educators react as ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ passes through Senate

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The long-anticipated 'big, beautiful bill' narrowly passed through the Senate on Tuesday, drawing concern from leading education organizations.
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Reimagining the Educator Workforce

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This is yet another watershed moment for the educator workforce. The challenges confronting districts are profound: declining enrollment in teacher preparation programs, persistent shortages...

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Districts big and small have hired these new leaders

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More federal investigations pile up against school districts

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How to become a service-oriented superintendent

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Superintendent Rony Ortega describes central office's role in empowering principals and teachers this way: "We're no longer the compliance machine."

Districts big and small have hired these new leaders

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San Diego USD has dropped the interim tag from Superintendent Fabi Bagula's title, making her the permanent leader of California's second-largest school district.

See which leaders are on the move as summer begins

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West Contra Costa USD, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Keller ISD are among the systems that have recently named new superintendents.

How to stay close-knit in a growing district

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One way to give a larger district a small-town feel is customization in the form of extensive school choice, Superintendent Jean Luna-Vedder says.

These experienced superintendents have found new posts

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Brian Yearwood takes the helm of Kentucky's largest district while longtime North Carolina education leader Eric C. Bracy is named superintendent of Cumberland County Schools.

The DA 100 2025

Matt Zalaznick -
The innovative leaders—and leading innovators—who comprise District Administration’s second annual Top 100 influencers represent the most important voices in K12 education.
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Vermont’s new education bill is now law. Here’s what happens next.

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Transformation is far from guaranteed. Lawmakers first need to agree on a new school district map before proceeding with other facets of the law.

Democratic AGs sue Trump admin over $1 billion in cuts to school mental health grants

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The grants were part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a 2022 gun safety bill passed by Congress and signed by then-President Joe Biden after a teen gunman in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 elementary school students and two teachers and injured 17 others.

Tulsa Public Schools introduces new consequences for chronic absenteeism for upcoming school year

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Tulsa Public Schools will enforce new consequences for chronic absenteeism—students missing over 16 days may face grade retention, loss of transfers or ineligibility for activities. A new Attendance Review Committee will address excessive absences.

Education Department freezes cash for school districts, teacher training and migrant students

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It’s a move with the potential to imperil afterschool programs, teacher training initiatives and education for migrant students. Some education advocacy groups estimate that approximately $5 billion is at stake.
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