Leadership takes practice
Giving students actual power, whether in the classroom or on the school board, is scary for a lot of adults.
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Tag: May 2024
Student leadership in family-school partnerships
In the overlapping spheres of influence of family, school, and community, students have a powerful role to play.
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Creating student leaders through civics
Approaches to civic education that integrate knowledge, skills, and civic values encourage students to make changes in their communities.
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Authentic student voice at the board table
A conversation with Jennifer Tran of the National Student Board Member Association
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How students are learning to lead
We asked our Educators Rising students about the most valuable leadership opportunities they’ve...
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Empowering everyday leaders
A curriculum that incorporates an expansive understanding of leadership opens doors for all students.
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Possibilities of student voice
Some student voice initiatives are passive or symbolic. Programs that give students agency and power in partnership with adults are the ultimate goal.
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Good conflict
Conflict is necessary for progress, and students need to learn the skills to navigate conflict and peacefully resolve it.
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Invigorating principal/assistant principal relationships
Intellectual work, communicative collaboration, and shared inspiration can help principals and assistant principals see eye to eye.
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An AI wishlist from school leaders
Education leaders sound off about what they need to support their decisions about artificial intelligence.
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The Israel-Hamas war and U.S. classrooms
When it comes to student actions motivated by religion-based identity or ancestry, school leaders and judges alike face a fundamental question: What speech is protected by the First Amendment — and what’s a discipline-worthy transgression?
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The harm in assessment-backward practices
Many schools have adopted scripted curriculums and intervention programs to meet state requirements and to capitulate to ongoing political pressures to obtain the carrots (reward and growth designations) and avoid the sticks (demerits and sanctions).
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