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Leadership

Why school boards are betting on familiar faces

Micah Ward -
Consistent with District Administration's reporting, research suggests more districts are relying on internal superintendent hires.
College & Career Readiness

Pipeline needed: Every metro area now faces a workforce shortage

Alcino Donadel -
Just 15% of workers without a bachelor's degree are earning premium salaries, according to new research from Georgetown University.
Student Success

‘Stability’ is this district’s secret to continuous success

Micah Ward -
Plus, here's Georgia's second-largest school district's plan for thriving amid school-choice competition in this exclusive Q&A.
Federal

New federal playbook pushes states to prove what initiatives work

Micah Ward -
The Education Department wants states asking whether education investments actually work under this new framework.

Alabaster Scales Responsible AI for English Learners

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K-12 has a new credibility problem: Future readiness

Artificial Intelligence

Ask these four simple questions to get to know your staff

A Good Lesson

How Trump’s latest tax threat could hurt private school finances

Federal

New York City, L.A. schools say no AI for a year

Artificial Intelligence

Teachers are now more hopeful, but burnout risk remains

Safety & Wellness

Kansas district hit with ‘first-of-its-kind lawsuit’ lawsuit over transgender guidance

Federal

Edtech leader Keith Krueger warns of new threat to E-rate

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DA Podcasts

Why this superintendent likes to go where there’s challenge

Matt Zalaznick -
Jeff Horton likes empowering staff and students to be their best selves, he says on DA's latest 'A Good Lesson' podcast

Ask these four simple questions to get to know your staff

Matt Zalaznick -
When you're staff-centered, teachers love coming to school, kids stay engaged, parents are happy and you can remain a top district, Superintendent Jeanne Siegenthaler says

Edtech leader Keith Krueger warns of new threat to E-rate

Matt Zalaznick -
E-rate, a key to classroom internet connectivity and one of the biggest K-12 funding streams, could soon shrink or disappear, warns Keith Krueger, CEO of the Consortium for School Networking.

Screen time: Moving from ‘blanket bans’ to purposeful use

Micah Ward -
This former superintendent is calling for a shift in how school districts approach technology, arguing that blanket screen bans are an "overly simplistic" response to a complex issue.

How to move fast to make transformative change

Matt Zalaznick -
When Superintendent Aaron Fleming arrived at the growing Alamance-Burlington School System, he faced $3 million in debt, "dismal" test scores, leaky roofs and a district out of sync with the local economy.

When you’re held to a different standard, defy expectations

Matt Zalaznick -
"It's never crowded when you go the extra mile," Superintendent Zandra Jo Galván tells host Amy Dujon on the latest episode of DA's "A Good Lesson" podcast.

People to watch

One of nation’s biggest districts promotes a new leader

Matt Zalaznick -
Miami-Dade County Public Schools has promoted Rafael A. Villalobos to superintendent, 32 years after he started in the district as a high school teacher.

Experienced leaders are moving into new posts this summer

Matt Zalaznick -
Marnie Hazleton named superintendent of Alum Rock Union Elementary School District while former Hartford leader Leslie Torres-Rodriguez finds new home in New York.

Several districts secure new leaders during summer break

Matt Zalaznick -
Andre D. Spencer, who has led two previous districts over a 15-year span, was selected as the next superintendent of New Jersey's Willingboro Township Public Schools.

Andrés Chait is LAUSD’s new superintendent, quickly replacing Carvalho

Matt Zalaznick -
Chait, who began his K12 career as a kindergarten teacher at LAUSD, was the district's chief of school operations when he succeeded the suspended Alberto Carvalho, who resigned this week.

Several experienced superintendents are moving into new posts

Matt Zalaznick -
Three-time superintendent and former Kentucky commissioner of education Jason E. Glass is named the next leader of the Palo Alto Unified School District in California.

An experienced superintendent returns to the top spot

Matt Zalaznick -
Former Nashville superintendent Shawn Joseph picked to lead a Maryland district as a wave of first-timers take the helm across the country.
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National News

After a tornado, he rebuilt schools at lightning speed. Then came the hard work.

The New York Times -
One superintendent is trying to apply what he’s learned to other shattered districts — and reckoning with the toll of the disaster on his own life.

Minneapolis Public Schools proposes closing schools amid budget challenges

MPR News -
As many as 16 buildings could lose their current academic programming under the proposals, although the district stopped short of describing the buildings as closed schools.

I’ve visited school districts from Tennessee to NYC. American kids are not ready for the AI revolution.

Fortune -
Children aren’t hiding AI from us. Instead, we are hiding from AI, which is costing us the one conversation that would help them.

Mike Morath wanted Texas to reach No. 1 in education. Test scores show there’s more work to do.

The Texas Tribune -
Appointed a decade ago, the education commissioner insists that when he has direct oversight, academic gains follow. His critics await better student outcomes.
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