The greatest challenges to success for every student in America are the policies that promote one child over another and punish educators for being ill-equipped to address the multiple and increasingly serious issues students bring with them to school. Even in the toughest circumstances, someone in each district is succeeding …
No. 5: Build sustainable relations. The lifeblood of any organization is trusting relationships. Without trust among the adults in a school, there is almost no chance that students will excel in their academics. Building relationships with school boards, community members and parents makes it possible for district leaders to advance …
Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are reaching out to share with you a possible way to work together toward the success of every student. Our newly released book, Excellence through Equity: 5 Principles of Courageous Leadership that Guide Achievement for Every Student demonstrates how entire nations, provinces, states, and award-winning schools, and …
Lessons from Opt Out: The Anti-test Movement While the number of families saying “no” to high stakes tests for their children are growing nationwide, New York State stands at the vanguard of this movement. Last month, the number of children opting out of tests rose by more than 300% since …
A Tale of Too Many Cities In the past two weeks I’ve traveled throughout the east coast, and had scores of conversations with black, white, and brown people – including those eager to share and those who seem to feel that by ignoring or minimizing this “last incident,” it may …