School leaders must also consider how AI could impact trust within the community. Automated communications, while efficient, can feel impersonal if not used strategically.
There are more effective ways of re-capturing your students' attention than banning smartphones. As most educators know, engagement was a challenge prior to the arrival of Snapchat and TikTok.
If appointed secretary of education, Linda McMahon's tenure is likely to emphasize workforce development, parental rights and a decentralization of federal education oversight.
The superintendent of the state's largest school district is expected to drop a controversial plan to close schools in Fall 2025. Dr. Brent Jones made the announcement in a letter to Seattle Public Schools families, saying the $5.5 million money-saving proposal was dividing the community.
Security consultant Todd McGhee has worked with the Marie Philips Elementary School in Framingham for years, installing new safety measures that are often overlooked. Unsuspecting monitors and clocks throughout the school easily disguised critical messaging systems that can flash warnings in case of emergencies. "Short, quick communications so that the community is not wondering what in the world is going," McGhee explained.
Let's do our part as educators to leverage CTE to help today's students experience life-affirming academic success and capitalize on that positive momentum.
The whiteboard in Superintendent Renee Nugent's office at USD 409 Atchison Public Schools reflects one of her top priorities: her schedule of school and classroom visits.
Featured speaker and classroom leader Victoria Thompson brings a fresh spin to her sessions, starting with how educators can collaborate across the curriculum at their schools.
Ten Denver schools will close or partially close after the school board voted unanimously to approve a plan to address declining enrollment. The closures will eliminate nearly 4,000 vacant seats in the 10 schools and save the district $6.6 million in the 2025-26 school year, district officials have said.
