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The Vital Role of a Positive Mindset in Student Success
Schools across the country will soon be back in session. In some states, students are already back.As students begin filing into classrooms, pa...
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Planning for Failure in School Technology Implementation
Despite best intentions and preparation, school technology integrations never go exactly as planned.You’ve heard the horror stories—the large u...
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Schools vs. Prisons: America's Losing Battle
“Build schools, not prisons!”It’s a familiar refrain this election season. And while it’s not even close to the most controversial statement ma...
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Empowering Students' Voices: Overcoming Fear of Expression
I remember sitting in my English class in high school, consumed by dread.We were deep into a discussion about Orwell’s 1984. My teacher, Mr. Ma...
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#SxSWedu: 4 Must-See Sessions
Hard truth: America’s schools aren’t always known for being on the cutting edge.That’s not to say there aren’t great schools doing really innov...
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Do U.S. Schools Need an Attitude Adjustment?
Finland has a 100 percent literacy rate. Seems impossible, right?The Scandinavian nation consistently tops world lists for literacy and educati...
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Maximizing Return on Instruction: A Strategic Perspective
It’s well and good to integrate technology into your classrooms, provided that technology is backed by a solid plan and maps to a set of clear acad...
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Inspiring Leadership through Student Voice
Here’s a radical idea: What if students were in charge of hiring teachers?Not that long ago, it would have been inconceivable to envision stude...
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ESSA's Impact on Accountability: Is Your District Ready?
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the nation’s new education law, dramatically alters the landscape of K12 accountability.Not only does th...