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4 focus areas to embrace innovation and avoid school system failure

eSchool News

The school systems and dynamic leaders that embrace change will succeed and create an educational environment that is more equitable and prepares students for their futures. Those districts and systems have successfully implemented changes and innovations since the pandemic started.

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Implementing Innovation Strategies to Make School Districts More Equitable

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District leaders will need to have and communicate a clear, powerful vision about where the school system is headed in order to guide the way forward. As the disruptions and changes continue to unfold during 2021, he recommends using an adaptive system design to change the structures and collective mindsets within school districts.

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One of the poorest cities in America was succeeding in an education turnaround. Is that now in peril?

The Hechinger Report

The group, made up of people with kids in the school system, functions as a communications channel between other parents and school principals and teachers. It’s been up and down, too, for many others involved with Cleveland’s school system, who are on edge about what comes next. Still, the research on these efforts is mixed.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

Superintendents, principals, and others in positions of authority in school systems are instrumental in providing the vision, time, and resources to support continual professional learning, a positive school climate, and success for all students (Leithwood et al., 2004; The Wallace Foundation, 2012 ).

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PBS to Present “Spotlight Education,” A Special Week of Programming Featuring Reports About America’s Students and New Models of Learning, September 12-17

EdNews Daily

As a leader in educational media for children and students and a key partner with parents and educators across America, PBS today announced SPOTLIGHT EDUCATION, a special week of primetime programming examining the challenges facing today’s students and America’s education system. Saturday, September 17: 2:00 p.m. ET – AMERICAN GRADUATE DAY.

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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

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Before joining the faculty at UCLA he served as a tenured professor and holder of endowed chairs at New York University (2004–2015), Harvard University (2000–2003), and the University of California, Berkeley (1990–2000). Public Schools, the 12th largest school system in the nation with 168,000 students. About the Hosts.

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

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The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. She pointed out that the legislation was passed quickly and without a lot of accountability, leaving a lot of the details to be figured out later.

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