Enthusiasm continues to build for replacing standardized exams with more "authentic assessments" such as research projects, presentations and portfolios of other high school work.
The direction of the schools you lead will be on parents' minds when they vote in the midterm elections, and they are most concerned about violence and mental health.
Unknowns include how many students are being identified for special education, how many students are awaiting services and whether underqualified teachers are filling vacancies.
With tapering enrollment trends and doubled rates of chronic absenteeism nationwide, the key strategic priorities hinge on talent, communication and support.
The "educator talent gap" currently taxing U.S. schools will skyrocket unless working conditions improve and district leaders can recruit more qualified teachers, a K-12 staffing company warns.
