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DA 100 education influencers: John Katzman

John Katzman is founder and CEO of The Noodle Companies, an education startup whose search engine helps students and parents find educational resources and schools.

DA 100 education influencers: Zandra Jo Galván

Superintendent of the Greenfield Union School District, Galván has implemented a strategic plan with an LCAP-aligned vision, mission and core values.

DA 100 education influencers: Jean-Claude Brizard

Jean-Claude Brizard is president and CEO of Digital Promise, a global, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focused on accelerating innovation in education.

DA 100 education influencers: Lindsay E. Jones

Lindsay E. Jones is the CEO of CAST, where she works with educators and researchers to design learner-centered, flexible and accessible education systems rooted in the Universal Design for Learning.

DA 100 education influencers: Linda Darling-Hammond

Linda Darling-Hammond is a world-renowned education researcher who serves as president and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute, a nonprofit and nonpartisan think tank focused on creating equitable access to education.

DA 100 education influencers: Dawn Bridges

Dawn Bridges is the vice president of educational affairs for Right At School, which operates “locally inspired” before- and after-school enrichment programs and summer camps at school sites.

DA 100 education influencers: Baron Davis

An educational leader with more than 24 years of experience, Baron Davis serves as the chief executive officer of The Neogenesis Group, a solution-focused and outcomes-driven educational strategy think tank.

DA 100 education influencers: Dana Godek and Michael Moore

K12 thought leaders Dana Godek and Michael Moore are experts in residence for the District Administration Leadership Institute who co-author a column on leadership strategy, policy, funding and other critical areas of K12 management.

Biden’s plan to increase educator pay could mean fewer kids in class

The Biden administration is lining up a big pay bump for early childhood educators, with one major asterisk: it risks forcing deep cuts to available classroom spots for high-need kids.

Will culture wars resonate in school board races? A Pinellas test case

Some national analysts have claimed the “anti-woke” culture wars movement has overplayed its hand, referring to election losses across the nation last year. Some...

Will chatbots teach your children?

Mr. Khan’s vision of tutoring bots tapped into a decades-old Silicon Valley dream: automated teaching platforms that instantly customize lessons for each student. Proponents...

When Covid hit, they were in diapers. So why are kindergarteners struggling?

America’s youngest students entered school this year with weaker math and reading skills, compared with before the pandemic, according to new data that is...

Emergency-hired teachers do just as well as those who go through normal training

Like other first-year teachers, those granted emergency credentials were disproportionately assigned to work with children with disabilities, English learners and low-income students. And, in...

K12 schools improve protection against online attacks, but many are vulnerable to ransomware gangs

Some K-12 public schools are racing to improve protection against the threat of online attacks, but lax cybersecurity means thousands of others are vulnerable...

Missouri lawmaker wants to abolish state’s K12 education department, transfer its powers

A Missouri lawmaker wants to abolish the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and give the governor the authority to redistribute its powers,...