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STEM Activities for Kids Plants Career Seeds for Georgia Students

At first, the class was like any other at Georgia's Quitman County School District. Kids sat at desks while an adult lectured. Despite appearances,...

Exceptional customer service, teacher enthusiasm pave road to curriculum mapping success

Teachers in the Susquehanna Township School District are finding success with their new curriculum mapping program using Chalk. With it, they can easily locate...

Inspiring improvement through Collaborative Leadership

Peter DeWitt is a professional development coach and the creator of Collaborative Leadership, a PD service that combines transformational and instructional leadership, and that...

Education empowers opportunity

NMSI's mantra is that education empowers opportunity. How have you experienced that? During speeches, I say, "As I stand before you, I stand as a...

Building A Title I Intervention Strategy

Holistic intervention strategies for Title I schools that coordinate efforts between all educators and stakeholders are crucial to improving achievement. Through focused professional development,...

6 Tips for Better Event Management

Scheduling and managing special events at school district facilities can be complicated. Maintaining a schedule, understanding staffing and other needs, setting up and tearing...

Meeting the Needs of Young English Learners Through Blended Learning

Nationally, the number of English learners continues to grow, presenting district administrators with unique challenges. Blended learning that incorporates computer-adaptive assessments and instruction can...

Online form management helps Pleasanton USD HR staff to eliminate endless paperwork

P rior to Aileen Parsons becoming director of human resources for Pleasanton USD in northern California, she was a school principal in the district. The...

Keeping children safe by building a safety-focused workforce

Dennis R. Maple, President, First Student, Inc. How do you build a workforce culture centered around safety? School bus drivers carry the nation's most important assets:...

Retaining and expanding a pool of substitute teachers

Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, near Madison, Wisconsin, was facing the potential loss of a large number of substitute teachers about four years ago....

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