The NSPRA, the organization representing school public relations professionals, has released its latest superintendents to watch list for 2024-25. The annual NSPRA superintendents to watch list recognizes K12 leaders with less than five years of experience in the role and who “demonstrate dynamic, fast-paced leadership with strong communication at its core,” the organization says. “They […]
The Satanic Temple will begin offering a religious program at an Ohio elementary school in response to parent requests for an alternative to a Christian “release” program.
Superintendent Fal Asrani leads California's Marysville Joint Unified School District with three keywords: wellness, communication and celebration. These three priorities also drive her campaign to restore the nation's respect for education and educators.
2023's honorees spearheaded innovative strategies surrounding the effective use of technology to engage their school communities and expand two-way communication efforts.
Declining enrollment, failed levies and other financial pressures are forcing superintendents and their teams to make tough and unpopular spending decisions, including cutting school employees.
Districts across the country are facing persistent bus driver shortages and look to creative recruitment solutions. Some districts have increased wages to attract applicants, offered signing bonuses to new drivers, and promoted financial incentives for referrals, according to reports.
Any public district transitioning to an integrated digital curriculum needs time, patience and support from top leadership. Let's face it, digital content—from the Khan Academy to streaming videos to adaptive learning applications—has enveloped K12 education. While some district leaders have only begun replacing printed learning materials with the new technology, other districts are going entirely […]
American history could be in trouble. Decades of reliance on contentious textbooks and rote memorization have driven students away from the subject, despite its influence on contemporary issues. American history could be in trouble. Decades of reliance on contentious textbooks and rote memorization have driven students away from the subject, despite its influence on contemporary issues. […]
By all accounts, Marysville School District in Michigan is a high-success, high-performance district. While the average state graduation rate hovers at about 78 percent, Marysville graduates 95 percent of its students. It's a point of pride that students exit Marysville—a suburban community located 55 miles northeast of Detroit—prepared to meet the rigorous demands of higher […]
