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SUPERINTENDENT VOICE: As a Latina, my leadership sets me apart and gives me a chance to set an example

The Hechinger Report

In the United States today, 9 out of 10 school superintendents are white and two-thirds are white men. As a Latina, my leadership isn’t often expected, nor is it always welcome. I urge fellow superintendents from all racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds to act now. teachers and principals.

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OPINION: Want to improve our public schools? Create an impressive principal pipeline

The Hechinger Report

No one can deny the pandemic’s devastating impact on America’s public schools. The public appreciates and understands the important role that CEOs, college presidents and other leaders play in the success of their organizations. They advocate for the needs of students in front of district leaders and school board members.

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What My Parents Taught Me About Leadership

A Principal's Reflections

On the other hand, I really want to focus on what my parents taught me about leadership throughout my 41 years of life. It must have been the perfect storm of just finishing talking about leadership and guilt that provided the motivation for this post. Shared sacrifice – Nothing epitomizes servant leadership than shared sacrifice.

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School Leadership in the Common Core Era

A Principal's Reflections

Leaders who have deeper and more lasting impact provide more comprehensive leadership than focusing just on higher standards. Public schools are attended by students from various cultural, linguistic, and socio-economic backgrounds, having different assessed levels of cognitive and academic ability. The change leader.

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She gave up on public schools that rejected her bold ideas a decade ago. Now she’s back.

The Hechinger Report

Leave this field empty if you're human: Ten years ago, Courtney Dickinson wanted to create an innovative public school. She had a teaching degree and while she never got a job as a teacher, she had a lot of ideas about how schools should operate. Pyne Arts Magnet School in Lowell. Weekly Update. Future of Learning.

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‘Hamilton,’ cultural relevance and the quest to personalize learning

The Hechinger Report

The vast majority of Saridis’s students are Latino, and at the Margarita Muñiz Academy in Boston, a dual-language high school in Boston Public Schools, connecting the curriculum to their culture is a top priority. Tapping into students’ cultures in the curriculum fits, logically, into efforts to personalize learning.

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Announcing the 2022-2023 Cohort of the League of Innovative Schools

Digital Promise

Greenfield Union School District (California). Gwinnett County Public Schools (Georgia). Highline Public Schools (Washington). Hudson City School District (New York). Kansas City Public Schools (Missouri). Linden Public School District (New Jersey). Community Schools (California).