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Yet another walkout, providing another opportunity to involve students in discussions about safety
Students throughout the country are preparing to leave their classrooms Friday morning to participate in yet another national demonstration against...
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Community Involvement in School Safety: A How-To Guide
School safety is always a priority. In the months since the Parkland shooting, safety has dominated conversations in school districts from coast to...
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Navigating Tough Conversations: The Power of Right Dialogue
Leading schools where all students are successful in their world--not ours--means looking beyond current, mostly uninspiring, ideas. Today’s educat...
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Community Voices in School Safety: Strategies for Engagement
At the 53,000-student Klein Independent School District in Texas safety has always been among administrators’ top priorities. But last year's trage...
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Setting the Gold Standard: What's in a School's Name?
I’m a child of the 80s, so I often look at life through the lens of a TV sitcom. Remember Cheers? Set in a Boston bar, it was a place where Norm a...
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Arizona Teachers Rally for Increased Benefits
Arizona is the latest state to see statewide K-12 teacher protests.On Wednesday, teachers throughout the state staged “walked-ins,” demanding i...
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Podcast #1: Is Your School Ready for the Worst? A Focus on School Safety
If the last few months are any indication, the debate on school safety isn’t going away soon--and students are determined to ensure their voice...
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Evolution of the School Principal's Role in the Changing Landscape
When you think of the typical school principal, what image comes to mind?Admittedly, I instantly picture an outdated, authoritarian stereotype ...
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Teacher Voices in KY and OK: A Possible National Trend
Nearly a month after a nine-day teacher strike in West Virginia ended, teachers in Kentucky and Oklahoma staged their own walkouts and rallies this...