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Parent Power: 4 Ways to Transform Parents into Forces for Change in Schools
The research is clear: Engaged parents contribute to a stronger student learning environment.When school districts emphasize parent engagement ...
student appeal changed his mind
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Last-Ditch Appeal: Student Influences Superintendent’s Decision
Every school district leader works to invite student feedback. Many use that feedback to help set priorities and ensure student and parent satisfac...
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AZ's Education Savings Accounts: Protests and Better Solutions
On Monday, public school advocates in Arizona launched a formal campaign opposing the state’s recent expansion of its Education Savings Account pro...
teachers want
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Update: Teachers Seek More Than a Paycheck
It’s National Teacher Appreciation Week.This is a time for students and parents across the country to express their appreciation for the teache...
successful change requires good communication
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Navigating Change in Schools: The Crucial Role of Effective Communication
Change is difficult: In life, at work, and especially in schools.Perhaps in no other time in history have American schools had to face so much ...
innovative
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Competing Schools: Staying Lean, Innovative, and Engaged
In today’s competitive business environment, technology is helping companies do more with less. Automation and instant communication have enabled b...
schools can help
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Addressing Student Homelessness: How Schools Can Help
Student homelessness is on the rise—more than 1 million students were homeless in the 2013-2014 school year alone, according to a report by Civic E...
schools are failing
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Empowering Parents in School Ratings: A Texas Approach
I’m a K12 education researcher who works almost exclusively with Texas school districts. I live in Austin, and I was there when the state’s prelimi...
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Infographic: Turning Inquiries into PR Success
They say numbers don’t lie.Unfortunately, the numbers don’t look all that great for the status quo in America’s public schools.Like it or n...
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