When activists speak with sound and fury
Years ago, when I was serving as a district superintendent, a pair of 3rd-grade girls approached...
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Kappan Contributor: Joshua P. Starr
Becoming Obi-Wan
A few months ago, I was talking with a friend I’ve known since elementary school. He’s going...
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What stories are we telling about our changing society?
Change requires leaders to sift through many complex and contradictory narratives. During vacation...
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In equity efforts, which voices should be included — and excluded?
In a time when political activists are raising controversy about schools’ pandemic responses and...
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Too much autonomy can mean too little equity
District leaders can’t afford to pull away the scaffolding and leave principals to fend for...
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When conflict erupts, what’s a school system leader to do?
So many people are sharing so much inaccurate information that superintendents have no choice but...
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