Every school year begins with urgency. Schedules must be finalized. Vacancies must be filled. Classrooms must be prepared. Buses must run on time. Devices must work. Students must
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Imagine sitting in on two leadership meetings. In the first, the conversation sounds familiar. "Are teachers on pace?" "Have we covered the standards?" "
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Walk into almost any school in America, and you will see learning taking place. Students are reading. Teachers are explaining. Assignments are being completed. Standards are being taught.
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Why Schools Must Stop Measuring Minutes and Start Measuring Meaning Few topics in education generate as much passion right now as screen time. Parents worry about it. Teachers
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As schools gear up to prepare to welcome students back for another year, leadership teams across the country are now immersed in planning. Master schedules are being finalized.
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As another school year closes, educators across the country are carrying a familiar mixture of exhaustion, reflection, relief, and anxiety. Teachers are shutting down classrooms after months of
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Somewhere along the way, we began to confuse rigor with obedience. And students noticed before we did. They learned how to play the game—how to finish the
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From rural Oregon to Las Vegas classrooms, commitment—not circumstance—is what drives transformation. In education, there is a difference between adopting something and committing to it. Across
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In schools, we talk about engagement like it’s the goal. We name it in strategic plans. We highlight it in walkthroughs. We ask about it in interviews.
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A quiet truth sits just beneath the surface of our work in education—one we don’t say out loud nearly enough: We say we are preparing students
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