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What School Leadership Can Learn From 2020

Edsurge

It has also forced school leaders to become more creative, outspoken and innovative in their advocacy and leadership—lessons they will take with them to help drive change in 2021. They aren’t waiting for a conference or for instructions from their state or nation’s leaders. Our education system can do this too.

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Why Schools Can’t Talk About Family Engagement Without Talking About Race

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For years, the parent advocacy group worked tirelessly to influence education policy and practices in Oakland. Young had already built considerable credibility with the district through earlier advocacy work and a city-wide literacy campaign conducted by the parent-powered organization.

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PROOF POINTS: New poll points to college and career benefits of Greek life despite criticism

The Hechinger Report

A new Gallup poll, commissioned by two advocacy organizations, finds that fraternity and sorority members were more likely to say they formed relationships with mentors and professors, were extremely active in extracurricular activities and worked in internships where they could apply what they were learning in their college classes.

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Technology Made Special Education Parents Better Advocates During the Pandemic

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A May 2021 report from the American Foundation for the Blind examined the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts on students with visual impairments. They’re feeling better supported, and I think that’s helping them build self-advocacy and independence,” she says. “Do I get to go in person sooner than others because my kids have this need?

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How the Substitute Teacher Shortage Is Impacting Teacher Professional Development

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It’s September 2021 and as one of the district’s instructional technology content leaders, I have finally been given the green light to host in-person professional development (PD) for this group of eager teachers after months of meeting online.

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Announcing the First Library 2.023 Mini-Conference: "Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Our first Library 2.023 mini-conference: " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, April 4th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. mini-conference, we will focus specifically on helping library workers thrive in our current uncertain and complex times.

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SETDA Names Dr. Karen Richardson the Recipient of the 2021 Candice Dodson Influencer Award

eSchool News

June 17, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) announced that Dr. Karen Richardson, Executive Director, Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) was selected as the recipient of the inaugural Candice Dodson Influencer Award (CDIA).