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School Climate Measurement: Going Beyond the Survey
Recently, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released a new guide designed to help school leaders measure and manage school climate.The guid...
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School Climate Insights: A Predictor of Success
What’s the magic formula for boosting student achievement?Many are convinced technology will revolutionize education. Others say community enga...
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Engaging Parents: Talking Circles and Twitter in Schools
When you think of the annual SxSW festival, what images come to mind? If you’re like a lot of people my age, you probably envision a pulsing sweaty...
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Blurring boundaries between educational institutions and communities
When does a school’s responsibility to its students end?If you said never, you’re smarter than you think.As the line between schools and co...
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The Potential Shift from Traditional Classrooms: Is it Beginning?
The classroom. It’s been the center of our learned universe for more than a century.Within the four walls of the classroom, a teacher’s lesson...
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Community Engagement's Impact on Graduation Rates
Given the way people ball their fists and scream about the state of our education system, especially when compared with progress being made in othe...
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Future of #edtech in Schools: Exploring Emerging Trends
There’s a scene in the movie “The Matrix” where Neo is connected to a computer that downloads knowledge into his brain. In a nanosecond, the techno...
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Can community engagement close achievement gaps? Explore.
Throughout the United States, schools are searching for ways to close the achievement gap.In Wisconsin, the Madison Metropolitan School Distric...
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Mastering Social Media in Schools: A Comprehensive 4-Step Guide
Mention the words social media in a room full of school leaders and you’ll be met with more than a few reservations: It’s too new. There are too ma...