DA survey: What will be most important next year?
In DA’s latest survey of K12 leaders, your fellow administrators share what they will prioritize—and deprioritize—in 2025-26.
Why we all need a coach and a large-language model
After nearly two decades serving as a superintendent, I’ve learned that experience alone does not ensure wisdom. Reflection does.
How Superintendent Jamil Maroun inspires new leaders
New Jersey K12 leader says he is just as eager to motivate staff as he is students. It’s the “best form of leadership,” he says.
Why now is the time for a workforce step back
Imagine your district as a reality TV series. In one episode, the finance chief is frantically crunching numbers while the HR director is filling vacancies like they’re playing Whack-a-Mole. Meanwhile, principals scramble to fill staff gaps while teachers quietly burn out like candles on a forgotten birthday cake. Sound familiar? It’s time to press pause…
How K12 can enter a promising new age of leadhership
Two women share their journeys to the superintendency and the roadblocks aspiring female leaders should expect—and how to overcome them.
Strategic planning: A look at one superintendent’s new approach
‘We don’t know where we’re going to be’ in five years, says Woodstown-Pilesgrove Superintendent Christopher Meyrick. Let’s create shorter, manageable goals instead.
Education policy: How it will shift under new administration
If appointed secretary of education, Linda McMahon’s tenure is likely to emphasize workforce development, parental rights and a decentralization of federal education oversight.
STEAM ahead: How to empower a rising school district
A skyrocketing number of Compton USD graduates are majoring in STEAM fields since Superintendent Darin Brawley made coding, robotics and esports key pillars of K12 instruction.
New generation: How to embrace impactful change over surface adjustments
Surface-level adjustments might bring quick results. The new generation of education leaders must embrace and advocate for deeper change.
On the move: Districts are locking in new leaders
Nearly a dozen K12 districts chose new leaders over the past week, with many educators stepping into the superintendency for the first time.
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