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How do we close the achievement gap?It’s a question even the smartest educators have struggled to answer.More resources for poor schools? R...

As schools report enrollment data this fall, it’s understandable why some school leaders might be a little nervous.Enrollments are down across ...

Remember what it was like to enter a new school?Think about the transition from elementary to middle school or from junior high to high school....

Student safety is your No. 1 priority. No question.You prepare for the worst—painstakingly developing comprehensive crisis plans, all in hopes ...

Every school takes attendance seriously—and with good reason. Students can’t possibly succeed if they don’t show up for class.Educators in Mich...

It should come as no surprise that bullying is a problem in schools.But recent data show that the extent to which bullying occurs comes as a su...

[caption id="attachment_2326" align="alignright" width="232"] Dr. Shelby McIntosh[/caption]“Where did the day go?”In the busy life of a sch...

As a child growing up with cerebral palsy, I remember what it was like to be bullied. Classmates pointed and stared at my awkward gate. Children an...

I’m a researcher by training. So, I look closely at what data tells me before jumping to conclusions.One area that I have been keenly intereste...