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Leadership

Reopening plan review: 4 promising practices

An analysis of school district response plans to COVID reveals strong, replicable practices from reopening and recovery plans that other systems can model, even where schools have already opened.

8 actions to develop culturally responsive leadership

“Leading for equity and access” is the first of eight key actions K-12 education leaders can take to make their school systems more culturally responsive.

Key differences shape best and worst states for teachers

According to a study done by WalletHub, experts point to several factors district leaders should be considering when trying to retain and recruit educators.

COVID creativity: Connecticut districts swap teachers

Two school districts, one in need of in-person educators and the other short of remote instructors, can’t just loan teachers to each other, right?

How ’empathy interviews’ help us cope with COVID

Some administrators keep tabs on the entire community’s social-emotional wellbeing by having their staffs reach out regularly to students and their families via “empathy interviews.”

A look at one of the biggest causes of teacher burnout

Non-classroom duties, such as after-school supervision or other activities teachers haven't volunteered for, are among the leading causes of low K-12 morale.
Fri Sep 18th, 2020

Rethinking leadership, plus 6 tips to improve effectiveness

we need to pause, think about why our typical approach may not be effective, and then experiment with a new approach that will likely be uncomfortable at first.
Thu Sep 17th, 2020

How teacher pay compares to similar workers’ wages

Teachers' wages continue to lag about 20% behind the earnings of comparable workers, and the gap that has grown significantly over the last two decades.

Thu Sep 17th, 2020

3 steps for preventing teacher burnout during COVID

Administrator support was one of the most important factors in maintaining teacher morale during COVID's disruptions, researchers say.

Thu Sep 17th, 2020

5 ideas for supporting teachers during COVID

It may seem counterintuitive, but COVID has so disrupted K-12 education that building leaders and teachers could look at 2020-2021 as their first year in the profession.
Thu Sep 17th, 2020

See which states lead in solar-powered schools

More than 7,300 public and private schools—serving 5.3 million students—now use solar power, and many of the K-12 sustainable energy projects are financed by a third party.

Tue Sep 15th, 2020