Steven Kellner

School leaders from Empire Union, Los Banos, Modesto City, Napa Valley, Pajaro Valley, Twin Rivers, & Vallejo City kicked off their first year of a three-year On-Track Collaboration. They began laying the foundation to strengthen systems, deepen collaboration, and support school sites!

AASA Leads Letter Opposing Medicaid Cuts in Reconciliation Today, 66 national education, disability, healthcare, child welfare, family organizations and their allies sent a letter to Congress to express their deep opposition to any major restructuring of the ...

Thank you @aasadvocacy.bsky.social for your #advocacy for Medicaid! Any cuts will disproportionately harm children’s access to health care, including services received at school! @aasa.org @neatoday.bsky.social #leadershipchat www.aasa.org/resources/bl...

Various Resources to Frame Conversations About Funding and Department Elimination Proposals We’ve had a variety of good resources come across our desks as groups look to provide real-time information on what proposed policy changes—including funding cuts and gutting USED—will mean, and sever...

We rounded up a handful of resources that can help inform conversations about how proposed changes to federal education funding levels and USED could impact your state or district:

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YouTube video by Comedy Central Key & Peele - TeachingCenter

The day after the Super Bowl I'm covering teacher policy in my freshman seminar class on educational inequality--a perfect day to show this classic from Key and Peele www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkHq...

4 Ways School Leaders Can Show Up for Their Staff Leaders don’t have to be perfect—but they do need to be present. In this exclusive book excerpt, Carrie Bishop and Jessica Holloway share how to create a culture where teachers feel safe, seen, soothe

Leaders don’t have to be perfect—but they do need to be present! Thank you @ascdofficial.bsky.social for helping #school and #district leaders keep the main thing the main thing! #edusky #edleadershipchat #suptchat ascd.org/blogs/4-ways...

Immigration enforcement and US schools: What could happen and what education leaders can do Trump's actions could reshape immigration and education, affecting millions of students and thousands of schools.

What can #leaders do for #students and immigrant communities? Be pro-active with this toolkit! #edusky @caedpartners.bsky.social www.brookings.edu/articles/imm...

7 Ways School Leaders Can Empower Teachers Simple strategies can be deeply effective for helping teachers manage the requirements of their jobs and achieve success.

7 Ways School Leaders Can Empower Teachers

Small California schools brace for layoffs as Congress slashes funding for rural education Republican lawmakers cut the federal funding for rural schools, frustrating residents in those areas, many of whom voted for Donald Trump.

Support for small and rural school districts is essential in #California.
calmatters.org/education/k-... @caedpartners.bsky.social is committed to supporting #teachers and #administrators who serve our #students most in need. @aasa.org

Great to spend time in #Seattle this week with amazing #educators learning about www.mathnarrative.org to improve #student success!

When parents and school board members engage in culture wars it has a real cost for our schools and our students! #edusky #edleadership #suptchat @aasa.org @noellerson.bsky.social @edpolicyinca.bsky.social idea.gseis.ucla.edu/publications...

New PACE brief by Benjamin Cottingham and @agallagheredpolicy.bsky.social, part of a series on @caedpartners.bsky.social, describes a new approach to collaboration on improving mathematics instruction in California school districts. edpolicyinca.org/publications... (1/4)

New PACE brief by @agallagheredpolicy.bsky.social and Benjamin Cottingham, part of a series on @caedpartners.bsky.social initiatives for sustainable change, describes a new approach to collaboration on improving literacy education in school districts. edpolicyinca.org/publications... (1/4)

How California can fix its school crisis. Two projects point the way Three years of expert, hands-on help pulled up two schools' test scores. The state's average scores remain below pre-pandemic levels.

Our partnerships with school districts hailed as a blueprint for building adult capacity and fostering instructional coherence
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How California can fix its school crisis. Two projects point the way Three years of expert, hands-on help pulled up two schools' test scores. The state's average scores remain below pre-pandemic levels.

Turns out it takes more than a "dashboard" to improve school systems! #edusky #edleaderhship #suptchat @edpolicyinca.bsky.social @caedpartners.bsky.social calmatters.org/commentary/2...

San Francisco Ferry Building showing its holiday spirit! Wishing all #educators a cheerful and stress-free end to the semester! #edusky

This new PACE brief introduces a series from describing @caedpartners.bsky.social’s approach to building school districts’ instructional capacity, which focuses on addressing persistent barriers to improvement with sustainable, districtwide strategies. edpolicyinca.org/publications... (1/5)

Is calculus an addiction that college admissions officers can't shake? A new survey shows how the subject has become a proxy for academic rigor

One question for #edleadership : do your high schools offer multiple pathways for #student success? #edusky #suptchat hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

Great reminder that as #leaders be have to rebuild opportunities for #students to succeed! #edusky #edleadership #suptchat @caedpartners.bsky.social

Looking for a district-level blueprint for your youngest learners? @caedpartners.bsky.social #edusky #edleadership nationalp-3center.org/resources/to...

Great day yesterday coaching leaders in two different Natomas USD schools (CA) and then working with all principals and AP’s as part of their admin PLC ericsheninger.com/aspire-chang... #EDUsky #digilead #disruptiverhink #personalize

Accountability Drives Growth A blog about digital leadership, pedagogy, learning, and transformative change in education.

Accountability Drives Growth esheninger.blogspot.com/2024/11/acco... #EDUsky #education #leadership #edleadership

We must do more to ensure college is worth it for all students Let's talk about what college is worth and how to improve its value, especially for low- and moderate-income learners.

What does expanding college access mean? It starts with "making higher education work for everyone must be a priority if we are to be a thriving, civilized society" ! #edusky #edleadership edsource.org/2024/we-must...

‘Easy to just write us off’: Rural students’ choices shrink as colleges slash majors - The Hechinger Report Rural Americans already have less access to higher education than people in cities and suburbs. Now the comparatively few universities serving rural students are cutting large numbers of programs and ...

Access matters! “About 13 million people live in higher education deserts” #edusky #highered #edleadership hechingerreport.org/easy-to-just...

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UPDATE: Is it actually getting easier to get into college? The latest education news updates from EdSource.

Challenging the narrative! College access is easier than we think- especially for first-gen students! edsource.org/updates/is-i... #edusky

PACE - Looking Back, Moving Forward PACE co-founder Michael W. Kirst, former president of the California Board of Education (1977–1981 and 2011–2019), highlights in a new PACE commentary findings from his Learning Policy Institute repor...

What would it look like if state education policy prioritized build instructional capacity in each district? #edusky #edleadership edpolicyinca.org/newsroom/loo...

The Power of Collective Efficacy When teams of educators believe they have the ability to make a difference, exciting things can happen in a school.

When teams of educators believe they have the ability to make a difference, exciting things can happen in a school! #Edusky ascd.org/el/articles/...

Big Ideas of Early Math Here are the Big Ideas when teaching and learning mathematics in the early years. Topics such as number sense, measurement, sets and patterns.

Early math is so critical for student success! Our elementary teaching colleagues can learn a great deal from the power of play! earlymath.erikson.edu/why-early-ma...

PODCAST: What the new Trump presidency could mean for California students and schools In the wake of Trump's election we look at how his promised education policies might affect California schools, students, and educators.

Some of us have been here before. This election will bring new challenges to education leaders. #edusky edsource.org/podcast/what...