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NAESP provides federal policy and advocacy resources geared toward building capacity, navigating federal education funding, supporting early childhood education, ensuring mental health and school safety needs are met, promoting social-emotional learning, and preparing principals for the job.

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Communicator, October 2023, Volume 47, Issue 2
Promoting Civic Engagement in Students Through Voting
Schools can become active agents in helping kids learn the importance of exercising their fundamental right and responsibility to vote. Learn grade-level strat…
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Communicator, July 2022, Volume 45, Issue 11
Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Aims to Address Teacher Shortages
The movement to get teachers back into classrooms is gaining momentum—and we need your expertise to help draft the legislation.
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5/19/22 in Video, Webinars
Webinar: We Can’t Wait: Educating Students for American Democracy
Elementary and middle school leaders are reclaiming the civic mission of schooling through the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap. Explore how this work …
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5/6/22 in Advocacy Update
FY23 Budget Released
Exploring the FY23 budget, plus electric school buses, Medicaid reimbursement, and school flexibility waivers.
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Communicator, January 2022, Volume 45, Issue 5
Prioritizing PSEL In Pandemic-Era Education
Education leaders share which standards took priority in their schools during the pandemic and strategies to bring back-burner priorities into focus again.
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To Search or Not to Search?
Principal, November/December 2023: Ethical Principal Leadership, Volume 103, Issue 2
The legal basis for examining student property, including cellphones.
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Ensuring Equity-Focused Leadership
Principal, November/December 2023: Ethical Principal Leadership, Volume 103, Issue 2
Principal voices from across the nation.
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Empowering Educational Leaders
Principal, November/December 2023: Ethical Principal Leadership, Volume 103, Issue 2
NAESP remains committed to recognizing the significance of the middle-level principal.
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The Power of Peer Relationships in Student Growth
11/2/23 in Leading Lessons
Four core strategies for fostering strong relationships between students.
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Leadership Conversations: Self-Reflection: Being Your Own Determinant of Success
11/2/23 in Leadership Conversations, Video
Hear from Baruti Kafele, Author and Speaker, as he discusses how to effectuate development and growth.
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Ethical Principal Leadership
11/1/23 in NAESP Principal Podcast, Podcast
How principals can ensure they hold themselves to high ethical standards
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Promoting Civic Engagement in Students Through Voting
Communicator, October 2023, Volume 47, Issue 2
Schools can become active agents in helping kids learn the importance of exercising their fundamental right and responsibility to vote. Learn grade-level strat…
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Department of Education Releases LGBTQI+ Toolkit
Communicator, October 2023, Volume 47, Issue 2
The toolkit, “Creating Inclusive and Nondiscriminatory School Environments for LGBTQI+ Students,” offers strategies for schools to implement supportive practic…
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Designing Strategies for Sustainable Discipline
Communicator, October 2023, Volume 47, Issue 2
When designing disciplinary policies and practices, school leaders must consider whether practices are designed to punish or promote responsive relationships a…
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Game Changer for Schools: Generating Adaptive eLearning 100 Times Quicker
Communicator, October 2023, Volume 47, Issue 2
With NOLEJ AI, educators can become creators of educational content—opening up a world of possibilities, enabling schools to adapt and cater to the changing ne…
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Developing Healthy Habits in Kids that Last a Lifetime
10/21/23 in Report To Parents
Cold and flu season can be a challenging time for parents. This Report to Parents offers strategies families can use to help their kids develop healthy habits …
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Mastermind Groups
10/19/23 in NAESP Principal Podcast, Podcast
Whether it’s through conferences, their district, or even social media, great things can happen when school leaders connect to discuss problems of practice and…
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