How district leaders can revolutionize professional learning
These five research-backed strategies can encourage teachers to make instructional changes without taking away their agency.
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Tag: Summer 2026
The future of student teaching
A New Jersey school district seeks to entice new teachers to their district by supporting them in their student-teaching experience.
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Leadership communities for teacher retention
The Knowles Teacher Initiative gives STEM teachers a supportive learning community that can help them stay in the profession.
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Teach content outrageously to develop deep learning in at-risk students
When the curriculum and instruction are boring to students, it’s no surprise they don’t want to learn.
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Reimagining the teaching profession — with teachers and students together
Teachers at a California school district innovate alongside their students, transforming their professional journeys in ways that could reinvigorate the profession.
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Leading from the classroom in the age of AI
Fast-moving technology requires leadership at the level where learning happens, in the classroom.
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Further thoughts on teachers as leaders
Research notes, a look back, and discussion ideas related to the Summer 2026 Kappan theme.
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The ‘willies’ of teacher leadership
A new leader tries to overcome her worries about being a leader and create a space where all can lead.
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How to gain leadership expertise from the classroom
Practical, low-risk ways for teachers to try out leadership while remaining a practicing classroom teacher.
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The invisible leaders
The daily work of special educators requires them to be architects of collaboration within a school. It’s time to recognize that.
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Why teachers stay: Lessons from high-retention districts
A study of 13 districts with high retention rates among new science teachers reveals six factors that encourage teachers to stay in their districts and the profession.
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Is there eroding confidence in American public schools?
How do Americans feel about America’s public schools and their own local schools? How interested are they in other options?
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