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How high-quality leadership pipeline promotes home-grown talent in California
Well-prepared, well-supported school and district leaders can make incredible differences in student success. Schools and districts need capable administrators for both the challenges they face today and what lies ahead tomorrow. High-quality leadership pipeline programs can supply exactly these kinds of professionals. In California’s Long Beach Unified School District, that fact is being proven every...
By Jill Baker and Julia Rafal-Baer | March 11, 2024
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Leader’s view: Black History Month requires action, not just celebration
Black History Month. It’s easy to celebrate, but harder to take action that demonstrates your commitment to who and what you celebrate. Two years ago the Los Angeles Unified School Board demonstrated its commitment to Black students, educators and families by passing the Black Student Excellence Through Educator Diversity, Preparation, and Retention Resolution. The resolution...
By Dr. Laura McGowan-Robinson | February 29, 2024
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Beyond February: Building Black futures all year, not just for ‘History’ month
As the leader of a majority-Black school in the heart of Brooklyn, I raise my hand in enthusiastic support of Black History Month. It’s a vital platform to reflect on the phenomenal contributions of Black individuals throughout history, igniting conversations and inspiring future generations. Yet, while February provides a powerful spotlight, it shouldn’t be the...
By Garland Thomas-David | February 29, 2024
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This National CTE Month, celebrating multiple pathways to student success
February is National Career and Technical Education Month, an opportunity to consider how CTE helps young people flourish and reach their potential. Two facts should guide this reflection. First, the K-12 college-for-all model of recent decades does not serve the aspirations and needs of all young people. Second, Americans want opportunity pluralism, believing that many...
By Bruno Manno | February 28, 2024
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Williams: Job requirement exhausting today’s parents? Pretending life is normal
At first blush, it was just another Friday evening iPhone ding — probably another notification from our school about new construction requiring changes to the pickup protocols or something about school photos. Nothing urgent to see here. But as I shuffled our preschooler upstairs, there was another, and then another, until it formed a steady...
By Conor Williams | February 5, 2024
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Opinion: Microschools take center stage with new opportunities for learning for 2024
Last year, the landscape of K-12 education transformed as a record-breaking 20 states expanded school choice options. However, that is not the only school choice story to come out of 2023. As the nation steps into 2024, a fresh emphasis on innovation has emerged, along with new options for families. This is particularly true within the realm...
By Andrew Campanella | January 23, 2024
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Are there really ‘fast’ & ‘slow’ learners? Study could help all students succeed
A November 2023 report debunking “The Myth of the Quick Learner” prompted an outcry of disbelief online and led to a closer look at the original paper, “An Astonishing Regularity in Student Learning Rate,” published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed journal. The March 2023 paper asserted: We found students...
By Alina Adams | January 17, 2024
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The ‘Godfather’ of top charter schools: A tribute to the late Linda Brown
The woman who was arguably one of the most influential U.S. educators in decades died on Christmas day in her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 81, with her fingernails freshly painted bright red — as always. That would be Linda Brown, who tried very hard to remain private, and succeeded. To date, there...
By Richard Whitmire | January 16, 2024
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7 artificial intelligence trends that could reshape education in 2024
The future of education has never looked more creative and promising. Since making its public debut last year, ChatGPT has profoundly impacted my perspective on generative AI in education. As a writer and former high school English teacher, I experienced an existential crisis watching the chatbot effortlessly generate lesson plans and rubrics — tasks that...
By Edward Montalvo, The XQ Institute | January 2, 2024
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Beyond lessons: Tutors can help teachers build relationships with students
I’m a math guy. I love math, and I teach it to my preschooler every day. At a recent parent-teacher conference, his teachers told me he didn’t recognize numbers and was having a hard time counting. I pointed to the number 20, and he said, “That’s 20.” I pointed at the number 7, and he...
By Dan Tracy | December 6, 2023