A Principal's Reflections

JULY 15, 2013

School administrators can use blogs as a powerful public relations tool in lieu of traditional newsletters and email blasts. The ability to comment on any blog increases both student and community engagement. All of this makes sense to me as an educator, parent, and citizen. What about you?

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JUNE 23, 2023

When I was nine years old, my mother enrolled my brother and me in folklorico — a traditional cultural dance that emphasizes Mexican folk culture — at our local recreation center. Building this bridge between school and community culture requires participation from all stakeholders. At first, I was annoyed.

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Community Engagement Cultures Social Justice Leadership 110

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APRIL 3, 2023

Students thrive when they have a choice in what they learn and how they engage with the content, such as “having a way for them to demonstrate their learning that makes the most sense for them,” adds Rebecca Hare, a community engagement manager at Adobe.

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MARCH 13, 2024

Our most recent cohort of fellows included educators across a variety of grades and content areas, including a high school principal, an elementary school paraprofessional, a math and computer science teacher, and a school and community engagement manager, to name a few.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Thomas is vice president of strategic initiatives and community engagement at the Community College of Philadelphia, and he connects K-12 students to college opportunities that help them earn associate degrees or industry credentials and secure jobs as paraprofessionals. “Why Why would they want to go back to that?”

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MAY 5, 2023

And in a survey administered by the National Education Association in 2022, 55 percent of teachers and support professionals who responded indicated they are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than they had planned. Strong family and community engagement can enhance learning outcomes and help to create a sense of belonging.

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MAY 25, 2022

Elevating the diverse voices of educators—particularly the perspectives of those traditionally marginalized—is critical for making change. That’s especially important at this moment, during what appears to be an inflection point in the history of American education.

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