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Education Week
Principals love their jobs, but some would ditch their current jobs immediately if a higher-paying gig came along, according to a new survey of the profession. Some 94 percent of principals say they are satisfied at their current schools. However, about a quarter of principals would leave as soon as possible if they got a better-paying job, according to the new principal attrition and mobility survey released this week by the National Center for Education Statistics.
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Forbes
As a leader, one of the most critical skills you need to develop is the ability to adapt your communication style based on situational needs. When you're able to use the right communication tools, you're able to help your team reach peak performance. There's nothing more powerful than communicating in a way that truly resonates with your employees. Let's take a look at the six key communication styles that every leader should have in their toolbox.
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By: Catherine Iste (commentary)
 Fit is like the F-word of hiring: it can mean so many different things and using it can get you in trouble. Yet, when determining which candidate to hire, how they mesh with the rest of the team is a critical component of success. We can end up distracted by the things we think are important as opposed to focusing on the things we need. Here are a few tips to help rethink assumptions and hire the right candidate, right now.
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School Leaders Now (commentary)
Dear Principal Hotline, "Here's the story. I am new to my position as the principal of a large elementary school — this is only my second year. My predecessor was popular and had served the school for almost twenty years. Thus, I am being slow and deliberate. The previous administration allowed moms and dads to deliver their kids directly into their classrooms every morning. Not just the parents of the Kinders — All the kids. They linger in the hallways with their Starbucks cups. They try to have impromptu parent-teacher conferences or help their kids do morning seat work. I think this is crazy. But some of the parents and teachers think this is core to the culture of the school."
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There's more to being a great leader than having a vision for the company's future. If you truly want results from your team, you need to lead by example and model the behavior you want to see in them. Remember, though, employees aren't just paying attention to your conscious actions; they're noticing your habits and interactions with others, too.
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By: Scott E. Rupp (commentary)
 Lead contamination in U.S. schools is more pervasive than previously thought, new water testing results from 20 states say. The data was published in an interactive map by Environment America and U.S. PIRG in June. The map shows several states where more than half of schools tested found some level of lead. These confirmed cases of contamination are likely only the tip of the iceberg, Environment America said in a statement.
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Entrepreneur
Being the bearer of bad news is never fun. But there comes a time in everyone's lives, when they've got to step up to the plate. This is especially true in business. When you're in a leadership position at a company, knowing how to deliver bad news is a crucial skill. To help you out, we asked six leaders for their advice on delivering bad news to teams.
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The Every Student Succeeds Act contains a subtle difference from previous legislation when it comes to connecting families with schools: The phrase "parental involvement" has been changed to "family engagement." Subtle, but important, said Karen Mapp, who pushed for this change during her time as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education in 2013, as ESSA was being crafted. Now a senior lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Mapp said she'll never forget an encounter she had while she was deputy superintendent of family engagement for Boston Public Schools.
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By: J. Elise Keith (commentary)
 For many entrepreneurs, the decision to become a founder promises both a shot at realizing a dream and an escape from the frustrations of their old jobs. "In my company," they vow, "we'll never waste time in pointless meetings." Fast forward to employee 25, and their team is bogged down in pointless meetings. What's worse is that scrappy entrepreneur is leading these meetings! As our businesses grow up, are we doomed to be just like the leaders from our past?
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MindShift
Back in the 1800s, murderers used to love a chemical called arsenic. (It's pronounced "ARE-suh-nick," and sounds like "parsnip.") Arsenic poisoned and killed victims in a day. Painfully. In 1875 two men ate arsenic in front of an audience. People expected them to die. But to everyone's surprise, they returned the next day, alive and well. How was that possible? How can something so harmful appear to do no damage?
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District Administration Magazine
After a shooting, a district's typical insurance policies may not cover victim lawsuits, building repairs, medical expenses, funeral services or trauma counseling. Recent attacks in Florida and Texas have driven interest in specialized policies that prevent costs from piling up after a crisis. While it is not known how many schools have purchased this type of coverage, insurance provider McGowan Companies reports that it has received hundreds of inquiries from schools and other customers.
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Education Week
Arne Duncan, President Barack Obama's longest-serving education secretary, made some communications mistakes as secretary of education—but when it comes to his signature policies, like the Common Core State Standards and teacher evaluation through test scores, he wishes he had pushed even harder. That's according to Duncan's new memoir How Schools Work: An Inside Account of Failure and Success From One of the Nation's Longest Serving Secretaries of Education, which officially drops August 7. Duncan rehashes the ups-and-downs of his early tenure at the department and his prior work as CEO of Chicago city schools.
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EdTech Magazine
The way that school leaders must think about the security and safety of their students has taken a dramatic turn as the reality of school shootings continues to rock the lives of parents, students, teachers and administrators. School spending on security measures has increased nationwide, creating a $2.7 billion industry that is expected to continue growing through at least 2021, Marketplace reports.
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EdTech Magazine
In recent years, cloud computing has gained momentum among K–12 school districts, following expectations, as personalized learning, connected classrooms and one-to-one device programs add a significant strain to school networks. Districts integrating cloud computing are able to tackle broadband and network capacity issues — one of the top three focus points for K–12 IT professionals — as well as enable educational benefits, including expanding and reinvigorating STEM learning programs.
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The Hechinger Report
Two years ago, when Jackie Brenner was 16, she was struggling to recover from a difficult knee surgery and to deal with her mother's fight with breast cancer. Her life was full of stress. She started researching meditation, yoga and nutrition, and she incorporated what she found into her daily routine. Soon, she started spreading her enlightenment to other students. Through Piece of Peace, Brenner's nonprofit, she teaches others how to live healthy lives.
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By: Clare Russell (commentary)
 I have been teaching for 25 years and counting, with most of those years working with students with learning disabilities. For my students who are also officially classified as ELL, I found myself wondering where one diagnosis stops and the other one begins. Receptive language problems mean someone finds verbal language problematic. A person who is learning a new language also finds verbal language in problematic, usually in that language.
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eSchool News
The workforce is on the cusp of a major evolution. But will Gen Z — those born after 1996 and just beginning to think about their careers — be prepared with the essential skills to succeed? Now more than ever before, educators have the opportunity and the imperative to engage students in learning tasks that ask them to think critically and problem-solve.
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U.S. News & World Report
For all parents of soon-to-be kindergarteners, by now, you're well-acquainted with all the work that goes into preparing a child for school. Kindergarten readiness has long been associated with the ABCs and 123s, and understandably so. Mastering skills such as being able to count and recite the alphabet, and knowing one's shapes and colors all serve to lay a strong foundation for reading, writing and arithmetic.
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San Francisco State University via Science Daily
A new study finding that students perform better at math while sitting with good posture could have implications for other kinds of performance under pressure.
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Pew Research Center
Students throughout the United States and Europe face many similar tasks throughout their education, from preparing for exams to writing papers. But there are glaring differences when it comes to foreign language education — or lack thereof — and the result is that far lower shares of American students study a foreign language.
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Education DIVE
To eliminate social promotion while also recognizing the importance of reading by third grade for later school success, states and districts began to institute retention policies, putting pressure on teachers in the early grades to make sure students passed high-stakes exams. The RAND study shows that in the New York schools, students retained in third through fifth grade were no less likely to graduate than students promoted on time.
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Education Week
The 18 states that received federal Preschool Development Grants have collectively worked to increase the number of high-quality slots available for children from low- and moderate-income families, according to the latest progress report on the grant program released by the U.S. Department of Education. The grantee states are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. They have used the funds either to start or expand state-run pre-K programs.
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The Associated Press
Despite the fact that school is out for the summer, Allen Elementary School has been bustling with activity the past few weeks. The school has been the hub for the Burlington-Edison School District's largest summer school program yet, with more than 220 elementary- and middle-school-age kids attending each day. "It's been amazing," said Karla Ayala, one of the program's coordinators. "They get a second home." The summer school, which wrapped up last month, was a partnership between a variety of groups, said David Strich, the district's 21st Century Community Learning Center coordinator.
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NAESP
NAESP recently welcomed three new staff members: Krysia Gabenski, Digital Communications Associate; Jackie McGrail, Director of Development; and Aaran Lurry, Director of Professional Learning. The NAESP team is dedicated to leading in the advocacy and support for elementary and middle-level principals in their commitment to all children.
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NAESP
NAESP and Scholastic are proud to host the Principals of Literacy Institute, this Sept. 20-22 in Nashville, Tennessee. The event hopes to explore the connection between principal leadership and effective literacy instruction.
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