Community Engagement Cultures High School 
A Principal's Reflections
MAY 15, 2011
Over the past 2 years I have worked collaboratively with my staff to cultivate a culture of learning that engages students, is meaningful/relevant, promotes critical thought/problem-solving, and is flexible in that risk-taking is encouraged in order to promote innovative practices.
A Principal's Reflections
APRIL 2, 2017
We showed that embracing innovative practices aligned to a sound pedagogical foundation could create a learning culture rooted in meaningful learning and relationships. And the great disruptors of our time are shaping the culture itself in innovative ways. If you want to change education, change the story being told."
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The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
I urge fellow superintendents from all racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds to act now. That’s what we are doing inWaukegan public schools in Illinois, which serve a diverse population of about 14,000 students from preschool through high school, near Lake Michigan, about 10 miles south of the Wisconsin border.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 19, 2024
Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. There was nothing like this.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 27, 2021
High school students tend to dream big. According to the national nonprofit YouthTruth , in 2015 and 2016, over 84 percent of high school students reported wanting to go to college. Amid the pandemic, an unprecedented number of high school grads are putting their college dreams on hold.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 31, 2024
Of 100 urban universities surveyed by the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, three-quarters included public service as part of their missions. The ‘town-gown’ dynamic,” said Dombrowski, a cultural anthropologist. We have names for it, right?
ED Surge
MARCH 24, 2023
Too often, the older students get, the less schools prioritize SEL. In a middle or high school, it can be difficult to find the time to implement explicit SEL practices when students are changing teachers every period and there’s more emphasis on academics. In part, that’s due to logistical challenges.
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