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Finance

How to keep families on your side during downsizing

Micah Ward -
Closing schools is often the only answer to declining enrollment. Here's how to win support from impacted families.
Safety & Wellness

End of free school meals led to more hunger and anxiety

Shannon Murphy -
Teachers preferred the pandemic shift to eating in classrooms, which were more peaceful and conducive to community building than chaotic lunchrooms.
College & Career Readiness

More high school grads are going to college—and staying

Micah Ward -
College persistence among graduates of high-poverty high schools showed the biggest gains, though they still lag more affluent students.
School Board Relations

What school boards need to know before ousting a superintendent

Micah Ward -
Repeated resignations driven by political disagreements create a "trickle-down effect" on student outcomes, says one expert.

Alabaster Scales Responsible AI for English Learners

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These pressures are weighing on teacher retention in new school year

Recruitment & Retention

Why this superintendent likes to go where there’s a challenge

A Good Lesson

Why school boards are betting on familiar faces

Leadership

Pipeline needed: Every metro area now faces a workforce shortage

College & Career Readiness

‘Stability’ is this district’s secret to continuous success

Student Success

New federal playbook pushes states to prove what initiatives work

Federal

K-12 has a new credibility problem: Future readiness

Artificial Intelligence
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DA Podcasts

How to safeguard cognition in the age of AI

Micah Ward -
School leaders must combat AI-driven "cognitive dependence," says one expert. Here's how.

Why this superintendent likes to go where there’s a challenge

Matt Zalaznick -
Jeff Horton likes empowering staff and students to be their best selves, he says on DA's latest 'A Good Lesson' podcast

Ask these four simple questions to get to know your staff

Matt Zalaznick -
When you're staff-centered, teachers love coming to school, kids stay engaged, parents are happy and you can remain a top district, Superintendent Jeanne Siegenthaler says

Edtech leader Keith Krueger warns of new threat to E-rate

Matt Zalaznick -
E-rate, a key to classroom internet connectivity and one of the biggest K-12 funding streams, could soon shrink or disappear, warns Keith Krueger, CEO of the Consortium for School Networking.

Screen time: Moving from ‘blanket bans’ to purposeful use

Micah Ward -
This former superintendent is calling for a shift in how school districts approach technology, arguing that blanket screen bans are an "overly simplistic" response to a complex issue.

How to move fast to make transformative change

Matt Zalaznick -
When Superintendent Aaron Fleming arrived at the growing Alamance-Burlington School System, he faced $3 million in debt, "dismal" test scores, leaky roofs and a district out of sync with the local economy.

People to watch

One of nation’s biggest districts promotes a new leader

Matt Zalaznick -
Miami-Dade County Public Schools has promoted Rafael A. Villalobos to superintendent, 32 years after he started in the district as a high school teacher.

Experienced leaders are moving into new posts this summer

Matt Zalaznick -
Marnie Hazleton named superintendent of Alum Rock Union Elementary School District while former Hartford leader Leslie Torres-Rodriguez finds new home in New York.

Several districts secure new leaders during summer break

Matt Zalaznick -
Andre D. Spencer, who has led two previous districts over a 15-year span, was selected as the next superintendent of New Jersey's Willingboro Township Public Schools.

Andrés Chait is LAUSD’s new superintendent, quickly replacing Carvalho

Matt Zalaznick -
Chait, who began his K12 career as a kindergarten teacher at LAUSD, was the district's chief of school operations when he succeeded the suspended Alberto Carvalho, who resigned this week.

Several experienced superintendents are moving into new posts

Matt Zalaznick -
Three-time superintendent and former Kentucky commissioner of education Jason E. Glass is named the next leader of the Palo Alto Unified School District in California.

An experienced superintendent returns to the top spot

Matt Zalaznick -
Former Nashville superintendent Shawn Joseph picked to lead a Maryland district as a wave of first-timers take the helm across the country.
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National News

The latest plans that could shake up education funding

Politico -
The department’s proposed rule on federal grants, known as the Education Department General Administrative Regulations, closes for public comment this Wednesday.

School districts, slowly, build guidance around AI learning in classrooms

WBUR -
Boston Public Schools allows students to use artificial intelligence to translate text. Nearby, Lexington school officials say AI can help students write persuasively. A third district, Medfield, allows students to cautiously summarize complex material with it.

High costs, dwindling enrollment: Is Houston ISD’s playbook under takeover sustainable?

Matt Zalaznick -
The high price tag, coupled with less state funding from students leaving the district, raises questions about whether the academic improvements are sustainable in the long run and whether other districts can afford to replicate it.

No more book bans: How Florida students are pushing rightwingers out of school boards

The Guardian -
Local communities are fighting back against the influence of conservative groups like Moms for Liberty in education
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