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Combatting Fake News: Educators' Role in Preventing Politically Charged Violence
In the wake of Wednesday’s tragic shooting at a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va., America once again finds itself looking inward....

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Standing Out in the Age of Choice: Dad's Video for School Appeal
As competition for student enrollment heats up, school district leaders are pulling out all the stops to ensure their schools remain the first choi...

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Local Leadership: Women Leading Schools in Big Districts
We don’t promote the use of stereotypes here, but if there was a stereotype of a typical school district superintendent it would be a man who doesn...

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Sharing School Climate Data: Meeting Parental Expectations with Transparency
When I was in middle school and high school, I was never a big risk-taker. But I still remember my dad ending each of our phone or text conversatio...

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Blue Whale Challenge: Confronting a New Bullying Threat
As students and teachers close out the school year, a new online “game” has sparked worry among both parents and educators.Despite its innocent...

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The Influence of Silicon Valley in Education: Disruption and Innovation Returns
Earlier this week, The New York Times ran an article about how the billionaire innovators in Silicon Valley have turned their attention to fixing A...

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Report: 3 Elements of Effective Teacher Professional Development
Three Elements of Effective Teacher Professional Development Effective teacher professional development — for many teachers the phrase is an oxymo...

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Changing World, Big Questions: Students' Future Concerns
We live in uncertain times. OK, so that’s an understatement.Recent political upheaval in the United States, and globally, has called into quest...

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Combatting summer slide: Importance of book accessibility.
By all accounts, Karim Abouelnaga is an American success story.Raised by a single mother in Queens, N.Y., Karim was able to rise out of a child...