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New Promise in Legacy: Dawkins Reflects on Brown v. Board
This week marks the 64th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision.The ruling reversed the 1896 Plessy v. ...
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Report: Almost All Teachers Foot the Bill for School Supplies
It’s become a familiar scene over the past few months.Schools close, as teachers in red shirts descend on the state capital holding signs and l...
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Money Matters: Effective Communication on School Budget Challenges
You’ve probably heard it said in education that we deal with a parent’s two most treasured assets: their children and their tax dollars. That’s why...
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Rethinking Focus for School Improvement: Developing Effective Leaders
Are we undervaluing a critical component of school leadership?In today's movement to transform school districts to meet the needs of all child...
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Report: Big-District Superintendents Serve Longer Than Expected
Superintendent tenures, especially at the nation’s largest districts, are notoriously challenging--and notoriously brief.The common understandi...
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Teacher Appreciation: Start with the Power of Listening
As historian Henry Adams put it, “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.”We all have that one teacher whose ...
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A Clearer View of School Customer Service: Strategies for Improvement
When you sign-in to your Let’s Talk! account later this week, life may look a little different.Don’t worry. We’re sprucing up the joint.Sta...
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Teacher Movement Emerges in AZ and CO
Six days after a statewide teacher strike began, Arizona teachers are set to return to their classrooms Friday.Arizona teachers will return hav...
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On National School Principals' Day, schools celebrate great leadership
The shifting education landscape has changed the nature of work of virtually everyone in America’s K-12 schools--from teachers to district superint...