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Micah Ward

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Micah Ward is a District Administration staff writer. He recently earned his master’s degree in Journalism at the University of Alabama. He spent his time during graduate school working on his master’s thesis. He’s also a self-taught guitarist who loves playing folk-style music.
Recruitment & Retention

4 reasons pre-K teachers are on the verge of quitting

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In spring 2024, nearly twice as many public pre-K teachers reported frequent job-related stress compared to similar working adults. Here are four reasons why.
Education Technology

TIME ranks the top 20 edtech companies in the world

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In its second year, TIME and Statista unveiled their annual World's Top Edtech Companies ranking, with U.S.-based companies taking up most of the list.
Leadership

How Trump’s ‘skinny budget’ impacts K12 funding

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The proposed budget creates a new K12 Simplified Funding Program that consolidates 18 competitive and formula grant programs into a new formula grant.

Teacher burnout is still a problem. Here’s how to fix it.

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Encouraging collaboration is one way leadership can keep teachers engaged and happy with their jobs.
Academics

Here’s a better way to measure a school’s performance

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Standardized test scores are an outdated metric for measuring school performance. Instead, schools should be measured based on the balancing of five important factors.
Artificial Intelligence

Sal Khan: How to navigate AI with Trump’s order

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District Administration sits down with Khan Academy CEO Sal Khan to learn his thoughts on Trump's executive order on advancing AI education, and why AI skills are crucial for teachers and students to obtain.
Finance

Are tariffs impacting schools? Not as much as labor costs

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Tariffs can drag on the economy and the state revenues that play a major role in school districts' finances.
Leadership

Judges block Trump’s moves to withhold funds over DEI

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Amid public defiance by education leaders to disregard the Trump Administration's anti-DEI policy, three separate judges delivered a heavy legal blow to the Department of Education.
Leadership

Trump cracks down on school discipline and elevates AI

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The Trump Administration unveiled a slew of executive orders on Wednesday, two of which aim to reinstate "commonsense" school discipline practices and advance artificial intelligence education.
Academics

Here is what superintendents value most about learning this summer

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See how superintendents judge the success of summer learning and what prevents students from attending.
Artificial Intelligence

How good is state AI guidance? Depends where you live

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Many states that have released AI guidance for schools fail to address critical concerns educators and parents share about the technology.
Assessment & Standards

Linda McMahon: The Nation’s Report Card is on track

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More than one month since Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced massive layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education, she has promised that the highly anticipated Nation's Report Card will be released as normal.
Leadership Development

Research: Principal turnover has improved, but not enough

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In the 2021-22 school year, the percentage of principals who retired or resigned skyrocketed to 16%, 13 percentage points from its pre-pandemic levels.
Leadership

8 ways to strengthen your principal pipelines

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Superintendents should be thinking long-term when creating sustainable systems aimed at developing and supporting school leaders.
Artificial Intelligence

Why district leaders are struggling to provide AI training

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Leaders are taking a do-it-yourself, hands-on approach to AI training. The first step getting teachers comfortable with the technology.
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