Leadership: Page 2

Educators have the tools but not the training or ethical framework to use AI wisely. And that’s a problem

Before we let AI teach our children, we must build the scaffolding for responsible AI use among professionals.

Done right, AI in education would be designed with and for teachers — not as a shortcut around them. (Credit: Allison Shelley/Edu Images)

Detroit superintendent Vitti discusses marijuana dangers, fighting poverty at policy conference

The superintendent has been vocal about his concerns over the prevalence of marijuana businesses in the community.

Nikolai Vitti speaks during a session on education at the Mackinac Policy Conference. (Credit: Detroit Regional Chamber Flickr)

AASA releases crisis response and support toolkit for district leaders

The toolkit includes a checklist, a crisis team development template, and a crisis communications resource

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School Climate and Culture

AASA research report provides mental health and wellness strategies for superintendents

The report offers strategies superintendents can use to safeguard their own mental health, while also promoting mental health for students and staff

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Out-of-School Time

Report: Out-of-school programs play an outsized role in child development

After school and summer programs can enhance academic motivation and increase school attendance, but face access, funding and workforce challenges.

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What’s the best way to measure a school’s quality? 5 factors to consider

More than test scores, a comprehensive set of research-based metrics would provide a richer understanding of a school's success.

The graduation speech no one gives: What school leaders really want to tell students

Students need to hear what will prepare them for a world where change is constant, growth requires vulnerability, and the most important problems resist simple solutions.

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College and Career Readiness

Many states picked diploma pathways over high school exit exams. Did students benefit?

The ESSA tasked K-12 schools nationwide with getting students more prepared for college and career, but many are still figuring out how to do the "career" part well.

A student in the Toppenish School District waters flowers in a plant and greenhouse science class. The Washington state district offers a wide range of career and technical education classes that smaller and more rural districts struggle to provide. (Courtesy of Toppenish School District)

Teaching and Learning

More schools are adopting a 4-day school week. One Montana town tried to fight it

Rural districts consider 4-day school weeks a way to lure teachers, but research shows they might not work for student learning.

Parent Jason Breckenridge, pictured here with his wife Megan, sued Montana’s Florence-Carlton school district over its plans to shift to a four-day school week. They felt the school district disregarded negative aspects of the shortened week. (Credit: Sarah Mosquera for The Hechinger Report)

Policy and Legislation

Federal judge blocks Trump bid to close ED, orders fired workers reinstated

A Massachusetts judge sided with education groups who allege March’s mass layoffs amounted to a shutdown of the agency without congressional approval.

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Beyond the prompt: Why computer science education remains essential in the age of AI

CS isn't primarily about training future programmers—it's about developing minds equipped to think systematically and creatively in an increasingly complex world. That's needed more than ever.

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School principals play a unique role in setting the tone for their schools. We should all pay attention

Community school leaders are key to improving our education system during these challenging times of funding loss and shifting federal mandates.

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