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- School & District Management K-12 Essentials Forum Start the School Year Strong: How K-12 Leaders Can Create Thriving Schools for Teachers and StaffJoin this free event to get inspired by creative and proven ways to motivate your team the entire school year.School & District Management Why Are Only a Quarter of School Districts in Texas Led by Women?Women are underrepresented in K-12 school district leadership in Texas— following a trend researchers have long found across the nation.School & District Management Q&A Teachers’ Unions Want Every School to Be a Community School. Here’s WhyThe president of the Los Angeles teachers' union on why teachers like community schools—and why some administrators don't.School & District Management Opinion 5 Habits of a School 'Rethinker'As education leaders make post-pandemic reforms, they would do well to pause and reflect before enacting haphazard changes.School & District Management 'Misused and Undervalued': A Former Principal Wants to Elevate Assistant PrincipalsIn his new book, Baruti Kafele continues his campaign to raise the profile of school leaders who are second in command.School & District Management Opinion The Simple Reason So Many Initiatives FailWe often hear about initiative fatigue in education. What may be surprising is there's one reason why most fail.School & District Management Opinion Why Do Schools Cling to 'Stupid' Ideas?Educators and policymakers often go along with ineffectual policies, not knowing what else to do.School & District Management Opinion What Is Educational Ethics? A Teacher Turned Harvard Prof ExplainsEducators often face ethical dilemmas and don't know how to respond. What if they were equipped to address them?School & District Management Richmond, Va., Schools Rename the Last of Their Confederate-Named SchoolsThe name changes may mark a turning point in the nationwide campaign to rename schools named for Confederate figures.School & District Management A Fading School Reform? Mayoral Control Is Ending in Another CityChicago will phase out mayoral control of its schools by 2027, becoming the latest city to drop the model.School & District Management Opinion 'School Leaders Have 99 Problems, But NAEP Scores Ain't One'Schools might want their students to perform at high levels, but there are more pressing and basic needs that must be addressed first.School & District Management In Their Own Words Teaching 'Grand Students': A Principal Treasures Her Work With Multiple GenerationsA New Jersey principal built connections over multiple generations of families.School & District Management Collection What These Retiring Principals Will Never ForgetEducation Week asked four principals who are retiring this year to share a memory of their life in education that will stay with them.School & District Management In Their Own Words This Principal Endured A Lot of Senior Pranks. One Stood OutChris LeGrande won't forget 215 keys, a jar, and a parking boot.School & District Management In Their Own Words 'What Happened to Sherman?': A Principal Who Can't Shake the Memory of One Special StudentCatherine Diezi shared her love for literature with staff and students. She'll remember how that transformed their lives.