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Education Next
It's back-to-school time and education reporters are highlighting stories about how school leaders are "leaning on data" to promote student learning, making administrative decisions that are "supported by a data-driven process," and drawing on their experience in "data-driven instruction." This all sounds great and it's clear that school systems — both public and private — are collecting more and better information about students, teachers and schools. But are school leaders adequately prepared and empowered to interpret and act on these data, or is the biggest change simply a shift from cardboard to cloud-based file storage boxes?
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District Administration Magazine
The school psychologist shortage rages on, with one federal study predicting deficits of more than 10,000 full-time psychologists by 2025. But districts have been exploring nontraditional options to provide comprehensive care to all students. "The shortages are significant and severe, to the point where we're in somewhat of a potential crisis," says Eric Rossen, director of professional development and standards at the National Association of School Psychologists.
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Education DIVE
Loan forgiveness and service scholarships, teacher residency programs and strong induction programs are a few of the ways states are trying to solve their teacher shortage problems, according to a report by the Palo Alto, Calif.-based Learning Policy Institute. "Taking the Long View: State Efforts to Solve Teacher Shortages by Strengthening the Profession" also highlights the role of strong principal leadership in recruiting and retaining teachers, noting that a growing number of states are taking advantage of the provision within the Every Student Succeeds Act to set aside 3 percent of Title II, Part A funds for principal preparation.
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Entrpreneur
The ability to be vulnerable is such an important aspect of life that I switched the two words sitting on my nightstand from "Thank You" to "Radical Humility," as a reminder to be humble and allow myself to be vulnerable. And it's not simply being vulnerable as a person at home with your family; it is essential to also be vulnerable as a leader in business.
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School Leaders Now
Andrea Conover, principal of Duanesburg Elementary School in Delanson, New York, remembers when a fourth grade teacher at her school struggled to teach students how to solve a math algorithm. After reviewing state test scores, student report cards, and formative assessment data, this teacher knew he needed to reteach the skill. The question: how? Instead of going wider, he went deeper. After he taught the algorithm one way to the entire class, he narrowed the groups.
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By: Lisa Mulcahy (commentary)
 When working on your approach to an important project, there's nothing better than bold, original creative thinking. Yet as a manager, you understand that brainstorming with your team members can sometimes be a hit-or-miss prospect. It's sometimes too easy for the more outgoing members of your staff to dominate the discussion, which means other people's valid ideas get overlooked. Also, there may be times when your group just doesn't feel as creative as they could be.
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Harvard Business Review (commentary)
Chris Bailey, a contributor for Harvard Business Review, writes: "In the flurry of statistics that exist around personal productivity, there's one I find especially alarming: The average person is distracted or interrupted every 40 seconds when working in front of their computer. In other words, we can't work for even a single minute before we focus on something else. Sure, sometimes it's easy to get back on track. But when our attention is completely derailed, research shows, it can take more than 20 minutes to refocus."
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Leadership Freak
The sooner you realize you're remarkable at very few things and lousy at many, the better off you and your team will be. If you usually come out on top when you compare yourself to others, you're arrogant. Feeling superior produces inferior performance.
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Education Next
A central component of federal education law for more than 15 years is that states must report student achievement for every school both overall and for subgroups of students, including those from economically disadvantaged families. Several states are leading the way in developing and using innovative methods for identifying disadvantaged students, and other states would do well to follow them. Until recently, low-income students have almost always been identified as those eligible for the federal free or reduced-price lunch program.
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By: Simma Lieberman (commentary)
 Sarita, the CFO of a midsized sales organization, contacted me to ask for help with a problem. Her company's customer base was getting increasingly diverse, with many new clients from Africa and Asia. Her sales team, who had been outselling their competition for the last several years, was starting to lose business. Almost all of the team were U.S.-born, white and male, and for the most part had little experience doing business with clients who were not originally from the U.S.
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HR DIVE
In a world of automation, candidate screening can be streamlined and optimized for efficiency — but do recruiters rely too heavily on technology to screen for them? Recruitment professionals have often honed their skills and instincts for finding the right fit, but as hiring evolves, those efforts may need occasional adjustments, experts said. Even if you're a seasoned recruiter, there may be new ways to screen better, faster and more effectively that you haven't considered.
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NPR
How many times per year does a gun go off in an American school? We should know. But we don't. This spring the U.S. Education Department reported that in the 2015-2016 school year, "nearly 240 schools ... reported at least 1 incident involving a school-related shooting." The number is far higher than most other estimates. But NPR reached out to every one of those schools repeatedly over the course of three months and found that more than two-thirds of these reported incidents never happened. Child Trends, a nonpartisan nonprofit research organization, assisted NPR in analyzing data from the government's Civil Rights Data Collection.
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Edutopia (commentary)
Robyn Harris, a contributor for Edutopia, writes: "Summer may be ending, but as passionate educators we've been thinking about our classrooms and our schools for some time now. The question I've been pondering as a principal is: How can we create a school environment where, to paraphrase 'Lead Like a Pirate', students, staff and parents are beating down the doors to get in, not out?"
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By: Bambi Majumdar (commentary)
 Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan's new book has recently been a topic of discussion across various news outlets. Duncan's book offers a critical view of America's schools, which he feels are way behind their international counterparts. He also suggests ways to improve the system so that both teachers and students benefit in the future. American students do not rank in the top 10 in for K-12 or higher education internationally. This does not bode well for the future. Rethinking America's education system has, therefore, become a priority.
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Senators added language to the pending U.S. Education Department spending bill that would require the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office to study the state of America's outdated school facilities for the first time since 1995. The bipartisan amendment, sponsored Thursday by Democrats Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Sherrod Brown of Ohio, and Republican Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, would require the GAO to study 10 specific areas, including heating and air conditioning, the presence of contaminants like lead and asbestos, and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The report would be due 18 months after the bill takes effect.
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Education DIVE
As school, law enforcement and political officials gathered in Montgomery, Alabama, for the Federal Commission on School Safety's fourth and final listening session, most agreed on one central principle: communication. For Alabama state Superintendent Eric Mackey, staff members across all departments and disciplines need to know what resources are available in times of crisis.
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EdTech Magazine
Earlier this summer, at the annual ISTE conference, Google announced it would be launching a slew of new applications and updates to the company's premiere education web service, Google Classroom, alongside the new Acer Chromebook Tab 10. After beta testing the new tools and tweaks to existing ones, Google has released its new version of Google Classroom to the public, just in time for the new school year. Whether schools are continuing their one-to-one or bring-your-own-device programs, are experimenting with such programs, or simply want to incorporate more technology into the classroom, here are some of the new tools at their disposal.
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THE Journal
A new survey of more than 1,000 parents of students aged 17 or younger found that technology is viewed largely in a positive light, at least when it's used in schools as part of a child's education. According to the survey, a vast majority of parents (86 percent) said they see technology as a benefit to their children's education. The survey, conducted by Microsoft and YouGov, polled 1,011 parents of school-aged children to gauge their attitudes toward technology's role in education.
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eSchool News
Dignity — it's not a word often associated with social media and online interaction. However, as part of a new education program from Seton Hall Law School's Institute for Privacy Protection, communication, community and dignity are key themes of the curriculum. Overall, the goal is to educate students and parents about privacy and technology overuse.
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Education World
As we learn more and more about the human brain, mental health support has found new footing in the public school system. School psychologists, social workers and counselors have been a welcome addition to many districts, helping us to more holistically educate and support our learners. At the same time, it's somewhat curious that psychology isn't a part of the "core curriculum" of all school systems, too. It's nearly absurd to think that we don’t directly teach kids how their brains work, as they move through their life's major learning experience.
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eSchool News
Soft skills such as critical thinking, collaboration and problem solving are an exponentially important part of students' life skills toolbox, yet assessing these skills remains a persistent challenge. Eighty-three percent of teachers, 82 percent of parents, 82 percent of superintendents, and 83 percent of principals say it is equally important to assess both academic skills and nonacademic skills such as teamwork, critical thinking, and creativity, according to a new report commissioned by NWEA and conducted by Gallup.
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Edutopia (commentary)
Sarah Yost, a contributor for Edutopia, writes: "When I served as a mentor to new teachers, one of the greatest challenges I faced was trying to help other white teachers recognize and adapt to cultural differences in their new classrooms. This was especially difficult because for many white educators, race is an uncomfortable subject they'd rather not acknowledge."
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District Administration Magazine
On July 2, 2018, at 10:35 a.m., 25 middle school students in the Peoria, Illinois-area had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to speak to an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The conversation took place during the weeklong summertime STEM Academy, which was launched three years ago by the Peoria Heights School District, the University of Illinois Extension, Pearl Technology and Richwoods Township.
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MiddleWeb (commentary)
Rita Platt, a contributor for MiddleWeb, writes: "As we move into the new year, let's talk school climate. In the simplest terms climate can be defined as the feel or tone of the school or classroom. Schools that have positive climates are welcoming places where students, staff, and community members feel safe, cared about, challenged, and for the most part, happy. A strong positive climate is essential for learning and for a happy healthy workplace. But, there are roadblocks to positive climates. Not just at school. Everywhere."
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The Brookings Institution
Just turn on the TV or flip through a magazine and you will recognize a keen interest in millennials that shines a light on their distinct lifestyles, preferences and career aspirations. Much of the information about this roughly age 22-37 cohort is generated by the business sector as it designs and markets new products to capture their interest and create work spaces to keep them happy and productive. On the other hand, the education sector has been slow to follow this lead in its effort to recruit, groom and retain a subset of this cohort: highly sought PK-12 millennial teachers of color.
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By: Brian Stack (commentary)
 For anyone in their 30s or older, it comes as no surprise that over the past two decades, America's palate has evolved and diversified. Tuna casserole and meatloaf dinners have been replaced with meals that have much bolder flavors and are influenced by many ethnic backgrounds. As you might expect, the changing palate for adults also means a new palate for kids, and that has had a big impact on school lunch programs from coast to coast.
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The Hechinger Report
When a classroom of second graders in Waterford, Michigan, studied civics in the fall of 2016, they began by exploring a nearby park in Pontiac. Arriving with their notebooks, the 7-year-olds jotted down safety problems. Back in the classroom, they discussed their ideas for improvement. They created multicolored posters to explain what different departments of local government do, from sanitation to human resources. The kids drafted proposals to clean up messy areas and put soft woodchips under the swings.
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Education DIVE
Research shows that serving breakfast in the classroom boosts student participation. In New York City, for example, schools that began serving breakfast in class in 2007 have seen the participation rate increase from 25 percent to 80 percent. The authors of the Nevada study suggest that future research should possibly examine why students are more likely to prefer classroom breakfast programs over cafeteria service, even if they are guaranteed the extra time to eat. Familiar classroom surroundings and fewer disruptions could be contributing factors, they write. These are issues school leaders could explore.
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The Hechinger Report
A bubble machine and a table lined with cookies and coloring books welcomed families coming for a midsummer meet-and-greet at Noble Minds Institute for Whole Child Learning, a new charter school in the Carrollton neighborhood. One new student, a 5-year-old boy wearing an eyepatch, seemed scared by the new surroundings; he clung to his father and made noises of distress. This didn't faze the school director, Vera Triplett, at all.
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NAESP
The power of teaching students literacy skills is well documented in educational research. But what does that look like in districts, schools, and classrooms, and more importantly, how do you create a culture of literacy that is pervasive and long lasting?
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NAESP
Social media is an efficient way to connect with your fellow education professionals and stay updated on the latest trends in leadership and learning. What's resonating with other principals right now? Online learning for professional development, rethinking award ceremonies and tips for helping children who struggle with executive function.
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