District Leadership
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2024 EdWeek Leaders To Learn From
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States
Superintendent Vacancies Are High. Is Loosening Requirements a Good Idea?
Wisconsin's governor, a former educator, vetoed a bill that would have waived licensure requirements for district leaders.
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The 2023-2024 school year represents a critical inflection point for K-12 education in the United States. With the expiration of ESSER funds on the horizon and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into teaching and learning processes, educators and administrators face a unique set of challenges and opportunities.
School & District Management
How This Sisterhood Is Empowering Female Superintendents
What began as a COVID-era Zoom meeting to blow off steam has evolved into an ongoing source of support for women superintendents.
School & District Management
Women Superintendents Experience Bias on the Climb to Leadership
Interpersonal slights and inequities make it hard for women to land the job and stay in it.
School & District Management
3 Tips to Help Districts Navigate Educator Layoffs
Keep cuts in line with the district's overarching goals, an expert advises.
Classroom Technology
Opinion
Get to Know the ABCs of Generative AI. It Could Power Your School Systems
Education leaders can't turn a blind eye to this revolution in technology. Here's how you and your schools can get on board.
Law & Courts
When Blocking Social Media Critics, School Officials Have Protections, Supreme Court Says
The court said public officials' own pages may be "state action," but only when they are exercising government authority.
School & District Management
Opinion
The Single Most Effective Thing Administrators Can Do: Shut Up and Listen
By listening deeply, administrators can create an environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and can challenge assumptions.
School & District Management
Advice From 8 Women Superintendents for Those Following in Their Footsteps
Women are underrepresented in the superintendent ranks, and can face a longer road to get to K-12's top job.
School Climate & Safety
Want to Tackle Attendance Apathy? Students Will Show You How
There鈥檚 no one-shot solution to chronic absenteeism, but listening to students is a good way to begin.
Classroom Technology
AI Policies Should Leave Room for Teachers and Students to Mess Up, Superintendents Say
Superintendents whose districts have crafted AI policies discussed establishing guardrails and encouraging the AI-hesitant to try it out.
School & District Management
Most Superintendents Try to Avoid Politics. This Group Encourages Them to Lean In
Superintendents increasingly face politically tricky situations. A new collaborative hopes to support them.
School & District Management
Superintendent of the Year Focuses on How to 鈥楧o More鈥� in Minnesota
The 2024 winner of the national honor didn't want to spend pandemic relief funds "in the way that we鈥檝e always spent our money."
School & District Management
Q&A
This Leader Channeled Students' Climate Anxiety Into Action. See How
LeeAnn Kittle partnered with student advocates to champion environmental sustainability in Denver's public schools.