Tag: Eduleaders
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Reviving Creativity: How to Bring Art Back to Schools
As schools look for ways to slash their budgets, it’s become en vogue to treat art programs as disposable. After all, children need to be prepared ... -
Schools gravitating toward healthy fundraising
Fun runs are popular these days and bake sales are taking the back seat, partly thanks to the changes from a “smart snacks” provision in the Healthy, ... -
How can parental involvement in schools improve?
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
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Instead of textbooks, why not pay teachers for content?
By Brandon Wilmarth As an English teacher in Oklahoma’s Moore Public Schools, I was recruited by some textbook providers to help them create content. It was ... -
High school graduation rate soars in the U.S.
According to federal data recently released, the national high school graduation rate is at an all time high of 82 percent earning their diploma on time ... -
There’s a new addiction on campus: Problematic Internet Use (PIU)
Susan M. Snyder, Georgia State University; Jennifer E. O’Brien, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, and Wen Li, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill ... -
Instructional Leadership and Student Performance
According to research, schools that make a positive difference in the learning levels are led by principals who make a positive contribution to staff effectiveness and ... -
Accountability versus Gaming the P-12 System
I’ve recently delved into The Death and Life of the Great American School by Diane Ravitch. It has been on my reading list for some time ... -
Relating Resource Allocation to a Performance-Focused Agenda
As the focus on the improvement of learning becomes more central, what educational leaders are expected to do and accomplish through the allocation of resources has ... -
Wasted Data: 5 Facts about Why We Don’t Use Existing Student Databases
It’s no secret that technology implementation in P-12 schools comes with some serious red tape. While American colleges and universities tend to be at the forefront ...
