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The New York Times
The solutions to the nation's problems already exist somewhere out in the country; we just do a terrible job of circulating them. For example, if you want to learn how to improve city schools, look how Washington, New Orleans and Chicago are already doing it. Since 2011 the graduation rate at Chicago public schools has increased at nearly four times the national average, to 77.5 percent from 56.9 percent. The percentage of Chicago students going to two- or four-year colleges directly after graduation increased to 63 percent in 2015 from 50 percent in 2006.
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Education World
Les Potter, a contributor for Education World, writes: "I suggest that you focus on the parents for a successful open house. You should instruct the teachers about the process and have them ready. We always had pizza and soda in the media center prior to the open house. We kept the teachers on campus, so they wouldn't be late or 'forget' about the program. Didn’t cost much and created good will."
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Training Industry Magazine
Identifying how to help your team work more effectively can sometimes seem like the million-dollar question. When looking through leadership theory and strategy, identifying a team effectiveness strategy can feel like a "pick one and let's see" approach. Over the past few years, servant leadership has been gaining traction as an effective way to increase overall effectiveness within our workplace teams. For clarity, team effectiveness is generally defined as the capacity a team has to accomplish their goals and objectives.
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Forbes
Clarity powers productivity. And it does so for anyone and everyone. Here are seven of the most important ways: No. 1. Uncommonly clear goals. A clear destination opens the door to action. Specificity is the key here. When you know exactly what you are trying to achieve, you are able to focus. You don't have to waste time guessing, fishing for more information, or convincing yourself that you are on the right track.
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Entrepreneur
We all have the potential for greatness. To develop and express our greatness, we must possess the passion and drive to live our lives with calculated risks and an attitude of faith. When we strive for greatness, when we strive to give all we've got to achieving our dreams, "success" is the secondary benefit.
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Training Industry Magazine
Why do leaders stop enjoying being leaders? Leaders of all levels, disciplines and sectors face challenges — their internal motivation, drive and passion to be a great leader, and external environmental forces that impact their choices and freedom to lead. Philosopher Albert Schweitzer believed that the key to success is to be happy in what you do. So why do leaders stop enjoying leading?
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eSchool News
Savvy school districts are starting to harness the cost and time-efficiency benefits that video interviewing platforms provide to make faster, cheaper and smarter hiring decisions. The key feature of any video interviewing platform is what is referred to as the one-way, on-demand or asynchronous, video interview.
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Training Industry Magazine
Development doesn't end when the program concludes; it's only just begun. Having regular opportunities to practice skills on the job promotes retention. Learners change their behavior when their direct managers and leaders provide continual reinforcement through a series of communications and activities before, during and after the program takes place.
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By: Catherine Iste (commentary)
 Laughing releases stress, increases productivity and supports team-building. On the other hand, a failed attempt at humor can increase tension, undermine motivation and decrease engagement. Most of us determined long ago using humor as a workplace tool was not worth the risk. But what if you had an HR-approved method for being funny? Here are a few tips for being appropriately funny at work.
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Leadership Freak (commentary)
"Listening is a vast ocean surrounded by empty beaches. I've been paying attention to listening, both my own and others. You're more likely to meet a red-crested tree rat* than to meet someone who actually listens."
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Education Week
A teacher strike — an organized refusal to work that causes public schools to close indefinitely — can throw a school, district, or even an entire state into turmoil. And while commonplace in decades past, teacher strikes now tend to happen just a handful of times each year and are generally concentrated in a few states, such as Pennsylvania and Illinois. Already, 2018 has been a notable year for teacher strikes. The few walkouts so far have been powerful. In West Virginia, teachers secured a pay raise after a nine-day strike that closed schools across the state.
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Reuters
The U.S. House of Representatives approved spending more money on metal detectors, locks and other school security measures, but took no steps to tighten gun control laws a month after a Florida high school shooting that killed 17 people. While students marched nationwide for change on one of America's most vexing social issues, lawmakers voted 407-10 for legislation to spend $50 million to $75 million per year from 2019 through 2028 on school security and safety training. No parallel measure was pending in the Senate, where a somewhat more ambitious bill was being debated, but prospects for meaningful gun control reforms in Congress remained remote in the face of stiff resistance from gun industry lobbyists.
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District Administration Magazine
Whether it's a small district with just a few schools or a mammoth operation that spends billions of dollars, one thing is certain: getting tech support in the right place at the right time is mission critical. This not only requires having trained staff to fix problems, but maintaining careful coordination and communication between the technicians at schools and IT leaders at central headquarters.
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EdTech Magazine
Whether it is the dead of winter or hurricane season, unexpected and severe weather can spell disaster for school data centers. Thankfully, disaster recovery planning, which combines using technology and other preparatory measures, can help K–12 schools ensure that their data is safe no matter what inclement weather — or other crisis — is thrown at them.
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eSchool News
Gaps in internet access are an all-too-familiar struggle for many schools, particularly those in rural or low-income districts where coverage is spotty or too expensive. In 2015, President Barack Obama said internet access was no longer a privilege, but a basic necessity. School districts are adopting that frame of mind and are trying their best to keep students connected as long as possible. Equipping school buses with wi-fi helps extend learning, especially for students who have long bus rides due to rural locations or extra-curricular activities.
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EdTech Magazine
For any school looking to innovate, one of the first things to consider is whether or not the school has robust and pervasive Wi-Fi. This kind of infrastructure is key to finding success with education technology. But schools don't need to break their budgets on an infrastructure upgrade. With proper planning and some funding, school districts can be on their way to maximizing educational technology.
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Edutopia
With packed schedules, piles of grading and the endless pressure to prep for tomorrow, it's no wonder many teachers spend little time outside their own classrooms. But some schools have realized that when teachers have regular, structured opportunities to learn together, good ideas are more likely to travel from one classroom to the next.
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MiddleWeb (commentary)
Roxanna Elden, a contributor for MiddleWeb, writes: "We're always talking to students about study habits, but sometimes teachers need better methods for managing our own daily responsibilities. Good news! Embedded in some of the very lectures we give to our students are tips that can work for us, too. I share this advice with lots of new teachers, but we could all probably use a good scold."
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eSchool News
STEM and STEAM are all the rage these days, and for good reason–the skills students take away from STEM and STEAM classes help them succeed in advanced education classes, training programs, and the workforce. One junior high school in Texas has made it a mission to engage all students in different aspects of STEAM, because, as the educators say, students are propelled further into STEM exploration when they use their creative drive.
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Education DIVE
"You're so skinny." "You sound stupid." "You're not talented." That's how "Build You Up," a contemporary dance performed by Willard Intermediate School's dance team, begins. Delivering an anti-bullying message, the Santa Ana, CA, middle-schoolers communicate isolation, teasing and then confidence through their movements, ending with pronouncements such as "I am smart," "I am unique," and "I am enough."
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Edutopia (commentary)
The emergence of smartphones and their apps has created a new world of personalization, instant results and the ability to connect with others without actually making contact, but some of the basic foundational skills — perseverance, social skills and more — that were once developed naturally have gone by the wayside. Research on how these noncognitive factors affect learning is in its infancy, but preliminary findings point toward promising returns. Here I will examine noncognitive factors commonly lacking in today's students and address how to develop these skills through specific (and easy to implement) instruction.
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Education DIVE
Often said in jest, the phrase "I'm not a math person" can provoke more than just laughter, particularly if said around students. To Erin Maloney, it can send the message that there are some people gifted in arithmetic skills and those that will never be — and that's the wrong note to ever send to a child.
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Tech&Learning
There is a growing body of research that supports what we all know intuitively — design matters. Students are affected by their learning spaces. Despite the scientific evidence, budgets are tight and atmosphere or environment doesn't always hold the highest priority. Fortunately, there's a lot that can be done on a small budget for big impact. We talked with Megan Fagge of Cooper Carry about her top ten tips to create an ideal and inspirational learning space.
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NPR
On Dec. 28, 2014, Leelah Alcorn died after walking into traffic on a highway near her hometown of Kings Mills, Ohio. The 17-year-old identified as transgender, and in a suicide note published online, which became national news, Alcorn wrote: "The only way I will rest in peace is if one day transgender people aren't treated the way I was, they're treated like humans, with valid feelings and human rights. Gender needs to be taught about in schools, the earlier the better. My death needs to mean something."
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Edutopia
Regular breaks throughout the school day — from short brain breaks in the classroom to the longer break of recess — are not simply downtime for students. Such breaks increase their productivity and provide them with opportunities to develop creativity and social skills. Students, particularly young ones, often struggle with staying focused for long periods of time.
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The Atlantic
Is school segregation getting worse? Plenty of people say yes, including scholars, journalists and civil-rights advocates. For the first time in years, there's something approximating a consensus: Racially divided schools are a major and intensifying problem for American education — maybe even a crisis. There's seemingly compelling numerical evidence, too. According to my analysis of data from the National Center on Education Statistics, the number of segregated schools (defined in this analysis as those schools where less than 40 percent of students are white), has approximately doubled between 1996 and 2016.
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NAESP
Nearly 200 elementary and middle-level principal leaders from across the country will gather in the nation's capital to attend the National Association of Elementary School Principals' National Leaders Conference to sharpen their leadership skills and advocate for a stronger investment in students and public schools. During the meeting, which will take place March 18-21 in Washington, D.C., at the Renaissance Capital View Hotel, NAESP will provide a preview of The Pre-K-8 School Leader in 2018: A 10-Year Study.
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NAESP
As principals, we want the best for our students, which means we want to make sure their teachers are the best they can be. Ideally, every student would have a teacher trained in the subject he or she teaches, whose classroom instruction is highly effective as measured by rigorous standards. Yet in many places, this is not the reality. Regardless of the community type, every school in rural, suburban and urban communities faces unique challenges to ensure all students are taught by effective or highly effective teachers.
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