"Until we solve the problem of developing and retaining more excellent educational leaders, we will struggle to reduce the long-standing disparities in student outcomes that plague many Western education systems."
"How can educators use lessons learned during the pandemic to create a more equitable learning environment for all students, keep the positive aspects of distance learning while mitigating the negative effects, and support students who are marginalized because of lack of internet access and families who are struggling economically and cannot support learning from home?"
In this excerpt from Stories of Caring School Leadership, the power of caring school leadership is exemplified through a principals story.
In this excerpt from Stories of Caring School Leadership, a story about the power coaching with care is told.
In this excerpt from Stories of Caring School Leadership, an assistant principals story explains the importance of family support.
Four factors are at the core of developing collective expertise: student equity, instructional coherence, collaborative inquiry, and precision of pedagogy.
"...An approach that is simple in design but complex in execution. It is more than a little messy,...but is an organizational framework that can have a profound impact on student success and educator collective efficacy!"
"Potential is never set in stone; our capacity for curiosity and our thirst for knowledge and new skills should continue until our last day on Earth."
What we all need is time to focus and cut down on the noise. We need time to breathe and engage in conversations that focus on deeper impact...but we won’t get that time back until we begin taking some things off our plates.
How do teachers, students, parents, school leaders, and admin-istrators build an antiracist school system?
The cessation of overtly racist practices is not enough to halt the effects of racism. We need, in the words of Ibram X. Kendi, to become antiracists—as teachers, school leaders, parents, and community members.
"Think about two leaders in your professional life, one with strong credibility and one without. Did you choose to follow the one without strong credibility?"
