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Admin & Management

5 ways school leaders can enhance parent communication to help students thrive

Andrew Fernandez -
Positive relationships and two-way parent communication between K-12 schools and families help set students up for better outcomes in school and life.

In a wave of superintendent hires, one school board defies strong public sentiment

Matt Zalaznick -
The School District of Lancaster's board of directors chose an out-of-state candidate even though its own survey showed students and teachers overwhelmingly supported one of the other finalists for the job.

$30,000 a year is not enough for teachers. These states are fixing that

Micah Ward -
From million-dollar retention bonuses to $50,000 starting salaries, here's how governors nationwide are pulling for teachers in 2023.

3 principals to watch: Reshaping learning landscapes through creative solutions

Matt Zalaznick -
3 leaders are taking bottom-up approaches to chronic attendance problems, literacy achievement gaps and teacher shortages.

Book ban breakdown: Which titles are being removed and where

Matt Zalaznick -
A citizen's challenge was so urgent that a special meeting of the Escambia County school board was held this week to consider removing a trio of books from the district's libraries and classrooms. 

How online instruction can help solve local teacher shortages

Carol DeFuria -
Online instruction is a way to utilize valuable, experienced teachers who have retired from classroom teaching, but still want to be connected to education

Question of the week with ChatGPT: How to manage political pressure

Micah Ward -
It's up to district leaders to sort through the mess. ChatGPT offers six suggestions on how you can stay true to your community and your district's mission through it all.

Two in two weeks: Another superintendent loses job after bringing a gun to school

Matt Zalaznick -
John Gunn was arrested this week for allegedly bringing a gun to the central office the day after he resigned as superintendent of the McCreary County School District in rural Kentucky.

Leadership series: Six-figure teacher salaries? Yes, in this superintendent’s district

Micah Ward -
When Superintendent Scott Muri took the helm at Ector County ISD in 2019, it had an 18% teacher vacancy rate and was one of the lowest-performing districts in the state. Now, its teachers can make up to $100,000 a year.

DeSantis issues target list of school board members he hopes to unseat in 2024

Matt Zalaznick -
Some 14 school board members from across the state are now in the sights of the Florida governor and the far-right group Moms for Liberty, who intended to replace these officials with “Freedom First” candidates for reasons ranging from supporting mask mandates to being "lifelong Democrats."

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