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Equity, Data, and Achievement
How and why schools measure student success—and what that means for equity.
Disentangling Student Data
Simplify the data points examined to pursue continuous improvement.
Using Assessment to Support Equity
Allow students to employ nontraditional strategies to demonstrate knowledge in culturally responsive ways.
Is Your Curriculum Culturally Responsive?
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Married to the Job
Principal, September/October 2022: Strong Start, Volume 101, Issue 2Read MoreHusband-and-wife principals J and Leslie Kapuchuck collaborate at the dinner table
Helping Kids Catch Up
Principal, September/October 2022: Strong Start, Volume 102, Issue 1Read MoreAddressing unfinished learning while laying the groundwork for systemic change.
The State of SEL
Principal, September/October 2022: Strong Start, Volume 102, Issue 1Read MoreCASEL’s Aaliyah Samuel talks about the role of systemic SEL in schools postpandemic.
Put It in a Podcast
Principal, September/October 2022: Strong Start, Volume 102, Issue 1Read MoreThe medium is having a moment now, and your school can benefit.
Extinguishing Teacher Burnout and Turnover
Principal, September/October 2022: Strong Start, Volume 102, Issue 1Read MoreFollowing a mass exodus, principal establishes supports to ensure teacher well-being
Prioritize to Stabilize
Principal, September/October 2022: Strong Start, Volume 102, Issue 1Read MoreA three-point framework can offer a foundation for rebuilding your school community
Leading Questions
Principal, September/October 2022: Strong Start, Volume 102, Issue 1Read MoreInstead of offering a solution to every problem, teach people to solve their own
Key Contributors to School Climate
Principal, September/October 2022: Strong Start, Volume 102, Issue 1Read MoreInclude the building’s classified staff in communicating school values
Making Schools More Manageable
Principal, September/October 2022: Strong Start, Volume 102, Issue 1Read MoreSupporting administrators and teachers, assistant principals must be prepared to cover the shortfalls in school staffing
The Principal’s New Gig
Principal, May/June 2022: Rewriting the Role, Volume , IssueRead MoreSeasoned administrators share strategies to cope with the pandemic’s new management demands
Equity at a Crossroads
Principal, May/June 2022: Rewriting the Role, Volume 101, Issue 5Read MoreA Q&A with leadership coach and We Got This! author Cornelius Minor.
Equity Warriors
Principal, May/June 2022: Rewriting the Role, Volume 101, Issue 5Read MoreBuild an environment that advances educational equity by getting teachers to rely on each other across grade levels.
