From Surviving to Thriving: Why Systemic and Sustainable Support for Educators Begins with the Science of Reading As a district leader, you face many challenges, including achievement gaps, ongoing learning loss, and teacher recruitment and retention. Many educators feel overwhelmed by how far behind many students are in literacy. To improve literacy while creating a […]
For K12 superintendents and educational leaders, staying abreast of technological advancements is particularly important when it comes to addressing the unique needs of special education programs.
"Kids are already using it," Superintendent Minerva Garcia-Sanchez says. "To them, it's no big deal. It's us making a big deal of it, and causing it to be more than it really is."
As someone who has helped launch nearly 1,000 esports programs, I've seen how they draw students to school, and how districts can set up teams at little or no cost.
NASSP's National Advocacy Champion of the Year Chris Young recently joined several hundred leaders in a trip to the nation's capital to discuss student mental health and teachers shortages. He shares with District Administration why advocacy has always been his responsibility.
Communication issues between Oklahoma City Public Schools Superintendent Sean McDaniel and members of the district's board of education, particularly regarding the district's treatment of charter schools, seemed to be a source of friction.
"Students do not feel comfortable asking honest questions and teachers do not feel comfortable about giving honest answers," one teacher told researchers examining curriculum restrictions.
