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Naomi Tolentino leads a meeting on student attendance at J.C. Harmon High School on Jan. 16, 2025 in Kansas City, Kansas.
District Dilemmas – Solutions for Common District Leader Challenges
District leaders around the country share how they address some of the common challenges they experience.
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Untenured Frontier Middle School teachers meet at Alchemy restaurant in Hamburg, N.Y., in the spring of 2024 for a trivia game about school policies as part of a mentoring and engagement pilot program for teachers in their 2nd to 4th years teaching in the school. The program is expanding districtwide this school year.
Frontier Middle School teachers meet at Alchemy restaurant in Hamburg, N.Y., in the spring of 2024 for a trivia game about school policies. It's part of a mentoring and engagement pilot program for untenured teachers in their 2nd to 4th years teaching at the school. The program is expanding districtwide this school year.
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Teaching Profession Going NUTs: How One District Supports Its ‘New and Untenured’ Teachers
Facing a flood of retirements in coming years, one district pushes to build connections among new, untenured teachers.
Sarah D. Sparks, August 7, 2025
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School & District Management The Debate Over Middle Grades, Explained
In the past decade, different grade-banding models have popped up across the country. But what best serves the middle grades?
Ciara Meyer, July 30, 2025
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The Caldwell Parish School Board meets in Columbia, La., on April 10, 2025.
The Caldwell Parish School Board meets in Columbia, La., on April 10, 2025. Two years earlier, the board narrowly approved a school merger plan.
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School & District Management How to Successfully Merge Schools: Key Practices For Community Buy-in
While school mergers have shown promise, the approach comes with plenty of challenges.
Alyson Klein, July 25, 2025
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School & District Management Merged Schools: A Growing Strategy to Integrate Classrooms
Merging schools can ease overcrowding, boost diversity, and improve academic outcomes.
Alyson Klein, July 25, 2025
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Schools in Caldwell Parish, La., merged to create grade band campuses.
Schools in Caldwell Parish, La., merged to create grade band campuses.
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School & District Management What Makes—or Breaks—a District's School Merger Plan
District leaders in a rural, red area and a progressive city took different tones on rezoning.
Alyson Klein, July 25, 2025
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A student bikes to Miner Elementary School, a public school located between the Capitol Hill and Rosedale communities of Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2025.
A student bikes to Miner Elementary School, a public school located between the Capitol Hill and Rosedale communities of Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2025.
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School & District Management A School Pairing Plan Promised Equity, and Stirred Backlash
D.C.'s effort to pair two schools with divergent demographics backfired, dividing the community.
Alyson Klein, July 25, 2025
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A dilapidated modular home sits in the foreground across from Union Central Elementary School in Columbia, La., on April 10, 2025. The home and its location was a point of contention for parents opposed to the restructuring of the schools.
A dilapidated modular home sits in the foreground across from Union Central Elementary School in Columbia, La., on April 10, 2025. The home and its location was a point of contention for parents opposed to the restructuring of the schools.
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School & District Management How One District Reimagined Elementary School
Caldwell Parish, La., merged three elementary schools in part to bolster racial and socioeconomic diversity.
Alyson Klein, July 25, 2025
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Carla Jefferson, the director of digital and online learning for the Darlington district in South Carolina, presents a panel session on AI integration at the ISTELive 25 + ASCD Annual Conference 25 in San Antonio on July 1.
Carla Jefferson, the director of digital and online learning for the Darlington school district in South Carolina, talks about AI integration at the ISTELive 25 + ASCD Annual Conference 25 in San Antonio on July 1.
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Artificial Intelligence How This District Is Using AI in Instruction—and Navigating Public Concern
The Darlington district in South Carolina shares how it's rolling out generative AI.
Lauraine Langreo, July 23, 2025
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Student Achievement Video One District’s Secret to Boosting Reading and Math Scores
For Metro Nashville Public Schools, high dosage tutoring implemented by staff and volunteers led to marked improvements in reading and math.
Kaylee Domzalski, July 16, 2025
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D. M. Therrell High School student Ja'Marion Hulin, 17, who runs the school's record company, Panther Records, laughs with another student in the school's podcast recording room on Jan. 27, 2025, in Atlanta.
D. M. Therrell High School student Ja'Marion Hulin, 17, who runs the school's record company, Panther Records, laughs with another student in the school's podcast recording room on Jan. 27, 2025, in Atlanta. Podcasts can be another way for schools to increase family engagement.
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Families & the Community Q&A Want to Reach Parents? Try a Podcast
A district technology leader discusses the value of podcasts and how to start one.
Lauraine Langreo, June 30, 2025
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School & District Management Video This District’s Solution to Teacher Burnout? 4-Day School Weeks
A small Ohio district uses a four-day school week to recruit and retain teachers, while improving their work-life balance.
Kaylee Domzalski, June 17, 2025
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Families & the Community The Low-Cost, Low-Lift Way These Districts Used to Reduce Student Absences
Dozens of districts tested this strategy as one component of their absenteeism-fighting strategy.
Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, June 6, 2025
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