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Striking a Balance: Short Superintendent Tenures Beyond Politics
It used to be that school improvement efforts hinged primarily on whether a district kept or dismissed the superintendent. Hopefully, those days ar...
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Building a Stronger School Climate: 7 Essential Steps
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education released a guide for parents to better understand the complexities--and flexibility--baked int...
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Expressing Gratitude: 3 Reasons to Thank K-12 Schools
What are you thankful for?Thanksgiving weekend offers the chance to reflect on what truly makes us grateful.Besides the turkey and the par...
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K-12 School Violence on the Rise: Trending in the Wrong Direction
Keeping students safe--mentally and physically--is priority no. 1 for every school administrator.Recent research shows that keeping students s...
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Report: Relevance Matters in Assessing School Quality
Ask any school leader and they’ll tell you: rapidly advancing technologies, competition from school choice, and persistent safety and security conc...
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Empowering Educators: Cultivating a Culture of Teacher Leadership
What do you think of when you hear the term "teacher leadership?"You may picture special grant-funded projects, fellowship programs, specialize...
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Cultivating a Culture of Customer Service: School Podcast #3
When it comes to customer service in schools, kindness and etiquette are important, but that service-with-a-smile approach only goes so far. ...
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Empowered Leaders: Strategies Shared for Effective Bullying Prevention
Bullying prevention is a core part of school safety, culture, and social-emotional programs. Despite an uptick in bullying awareness and education,...
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CGCS 2018 Takeaways: Dawkins' 6 Key Insights
“You’ve taken on this work, not because it’s easy, but because these students need you. And you are changing their lives.”Those are the words o...