Districts of Distinction honoree Poway USD created a PD and in-class coaching program that transformed ed tech use. Teachers can be cooking dinner at home at the same time they're helping students in Google Suite.

Building relationships, setting expectations and showing appreciation are key to student and staff success. But we can't get there if we don't listen and connect, says DA guest columnist Ericka R. Hursey, who is principal of Lower Richland High School in South Carolina.

Nearly three-quarters of high school students have negative feelings about school, and lack of sleep may be one culprit, according to a Yale University study.

The job of disciplining students, particularly those of color, often falls to black male teachers, who then become viewed as "disciplinarians first and teachers second," according to a new report.