Author: Matthew Lynch
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Highly Qualified Teachers: Should Federal Requirements be Removed?
The federal provisions that define “highly qualified teachers” in the No Child Left Behind Act could soon be a thing of the past if U.S. House ... -
How Certification Affects Your Quality as a Teacher
There’s a lot of discussion right now in the world of education about teacher quality. Is it it’s flagging? If so, why? Whatever the case, how ... -
Four Forms of Forgetting That Affect Sustainable Leadership
The main challenge to educational reform is not to retreat to the past. Instead, we should build an intelligent relationship that acknowledges its existence, understands its ... -
The Top 5 Unexpected Benefits of Early Childhood Education
A trend is emerging when it comes to P-20 education: optional preschool is becoming a thing of the past. As a nation, we’re finally beginning to ... -
5 Major Barriers to Sustainable School Improvement
School improvement is a central issue for educators today. Modern children and youth will graduate into a very different future from that of previous generations because ... -
Building a Nurturing and Supportive Environment for Students
As a student-centered instructional method, culturally responsive instruction is focused on catering to the social, emotional, and educational needs of the student. Among the first goals ... -
Transformational vs. Contemporary Leadership Styles
Servant leadership, transactional leadership, and emotional leadership seem similar to transformational leadership. However, there are also some notable differences between these styles. Servant Leadership A servant ... -
Entrepreneurial Skills Required in Educational Leadership
The entrepreneur must be highly professional and competent in handling a business, in order to accomplish their goals. Discovery and development of new products and production ... -
Educational Technologies that Every Teacher Should Know: Part II
Click here to read all the posts in this series. Technology continues to make its mark on K-12 learning and teachers need to stay abreast of ... -
3 Solutions to Improve Equity in K-12 Learning
Amendment XIV of the U.S. Constitution mandated that “no state shall . . . deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the ...
