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Leadership

Memphis district fires Feagins as superintendent, triggering new round of leadership turmoil

Chalkbeat Tennessee

A bitterly divided school board voted 6-3 to oust Feagins, approving a resolution that cited allegations of professional misconduct and poor leadership.

Leadership

Chicago school board fires CEO Pedro Martinez

Chalkbeat Chicago

The firing was a dramatic culmination to months of turmoil that pitted the mayor and the teachers union against the district's leader. “It’s not right,” an angry and emotional Martinez said to reporters after the vote.

Research

Research: Black students disciplined more often in K-12 schools

A new report finds significant racial disparities in how disciplinary practices are applied across the country, and offers recommendations for district leaders to build healthier and more equitable cultures.

Leadership

AASA names finalists for National Superintendent of the Year Award

Honorees include superintendents from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, and Illinois.

Leadership

Philadelphia students show marginal gains on standardized tests

The city's schools are in the midst of a $70 million curriculum overhaul, and Superintendent Tony Watlington says slow progress is to be expected. “We have an awful long way to go.”

Women and Minority Leaders

Women Leading Ed Announces 2025 Summit

The annual meeting will bring together women superintendents and aspiring leaders for three days of empowering speaker sessions, meaningful dialogue, networking, collective agenda-setting, and leadership coaching.

Research

New research finds Tennessee’s costly, disruptive school turnaround work didn’t help students long term

Chalkbeat Tennessee

The study even found evidence that schools operated by the state-run Achievement School District—the more ambitious and aggressive of the two turnaround models—generally worsened high school test scores.

Retention

Reducing chronic absenteeism: Staying positive, offering incentives, and engaging the community are key

Ohio districts tackle the issue with help from the Cleveland Browns, while others draw on student and community involvement to promote attendance.

Strategic Planning

New strategic plan for Chicago Public Schools focuses on equity, redefining student success

District leaders hope “Together We Rise” will begin to undo the socio-economic inequalities they say have been created from 30 years of misguided education reform efforts in the city.

Research

Survey: District leaders find work meaningful, but are experiencing high levels of stress

A wellbeing study of administrators in Arizona cites heavy workloads, staffing shortages, and resource constraints as primary stressors, and offers recommendations for districts and states.

Leadership

Future of Tennessee school turnaround work uncertain with departure of first statewide leader

Chalkbeat Tennessee

The state's reform efforts—and $500 million in Race to the Top funds awarded to implement them—have achieved lackluster results.

Strategic Planning

Anne Arundel County Public Schools adopts new 5-year strategic plan

Superintendent Mark Bedell has a track record of leading turnarounds at large urban school systems, and is beginning his third year at the helm of the fourth largest district in Maryland.

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