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The majority of parents now support cell phone bans

Micah Ward - June 12, 2025

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Changing districts? How to prepare the next superintendent for the job

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Can colleges overcome cuts to two big access programs?

Leadership

How to manage relationships with state leadership, beyond politics

Uplifting tomorrow’s leaders by celebrating their history

Antonio Sandifer and Jerad Koepp - June 12, 2025

How North Thurston Public Schools and the Nisqually Tribal Council are partnering to make Native Studies a pillar of a rich and diverse curriculum.

Cybersecurity

Why one leader’s approach to data privacy is earning recognition

Micah Ward - June 9, 2025

The key to promoting a culture that values data privacy is communicating the issue in a way that everyone understands, says this tech leader. Only then will you see results.

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The DA 100 2025

Matt Zalaznick - June 3, 2025

The innovative leaders—and leading innovators—who comprise District Administration’s second annual Top 100 influencers represent the most important voices in K12 education.

Security

Research: 3 issues compromising school entrance security

Micah Ward - June 9, 2025

Teachers and students feel safest when they know their school entrances are secure. Yet, only 17% of school employees say their schools prioritize safety starting at the front door.

How to stay close-knit in a growing district

DALI June 6, 2025

Creativity is the skill AI can’t replace—and schools shouldn’t ignore

Artificial Intelligence June 9, 2025

Latest Trump ‘skinny budget’ draws a warning from AASA

Federal June 2, 2025

A big barrier to teacher pay returns: Housing costs

Recruitment & Retention June 4, 2025

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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.

Many sitting superintendents are now on the move

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Kristy Somerville-Midgette takes the helm at Lynchburg City Schools; Justin Irish is moving to the Northshore School District; and the St. Johns County School District choses Brennan Asplen its next superintendent

How Toyua Watson-Bacchus offers internships in her rural district

Matt Zalaznick -

This superintendent and her team are committed to providing all of the Concordia Parish School Board's students with work-based learning opportunities.

How two brand new principals are transforming an elementary school

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For the first time, Orchard View Schools placed administrators who were new to the district and building leadership at the helm of one of its most critical and foundational schools.

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National News

A federal law helps homeless students get an education. Trump’s budget could weaken it

NPR - June 11, 2025

Trump’s 2026 budget plan would cut and consolidate the McKinney-Vento program, threatening key services for 1.4 million homeless students and sparking concern among educators.

LAUSD condemns immigration raids as one unfolds next to a school

EdSource - June 10, 2025

L.A. Unified Superintendent Alberto Carvalho stressed that the graduation season should remain celebratory and joyous. He said the district has directed its police force to establish “perimeters of safety” around graduation sites to help “intervene and interfere” with federal agents if they arrive.

Education Department pays over $7 million a month to employees forced to sit idle

CNN - June 10, 2025

The department has already paid more than $21 million to idle employees over the last three months, according to the American Federation of Government Employees. They were terminated in March when the agency cut nearly half of its workforce.

Nebraska schools frequently deny kids with disabilities

Nebraska Public Media - June 9, 2025

Nebraska schools are disproportionately denying transfer requests from students with disabilities, despite laws meant to protect them. Districts cite staffing shortages, but critics call it discrimination.

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Here’s one innovative idea to stop cheating with AI

Micah Ward - May 27, 2025

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