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The 74 online published an article today entitled “10 Education Entrepreneurs Offer Advice To New Founders in 2024.” The article was written by Kerry McDonald, the host of the LiberatED podcast. The advice contained in the article came from McDonald’s podcast interviews over the past few months. Here’s their entrepreneurial advice, along with commentary from…

If there is one thing most public schools don’t do well is teaching kids to read to improve their learning. Although there are elementary schools who do a good job teaching young learners to read, there are still too many students, especially those who are black, brown, and poor, who do not gain the requisite…

I remember sitting with an early childhood expert on a panel, discussing what age group was worth investing in more when it came to teaching and learning. I was a high school principal at the time, so I just knew it was grades 9-12. So I spent all of my time during panel time telling…

This past fall, the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) released a second State of the American Student, a report that provides basic data on U.S. students’ progress toward academic recovery and mental wellness, as well as indicators of the overall health of the system, including data on teachers, enrollment, and finances. Yesterday we focused…

As we start a new year, it might be a good idea to figure out where we are when it comes to offering our young learners an effective and efficient learning system. This past fall, the Center on Reinventing Public Education released a second State of the American Student, a report that provides basic data…

Getting Smart, a Washington State – based think tank committed to young learners, released “A Portrait” school improvement model a few weeks ago. According to Getting Smart, this new model will help schools and school districts build coherence in school and system redesign. The Getting Smart authors begin by writing, “A ‘Portrait’ framework helps leaders…

I usually stray away from writing about school shootings. It seems to me that, as a country, we aren’t dissatisfied enough with seeing our little ones shot and killed in a place built for learning. It seems that we are more committed to gun rights these days than protecting our young learners. I was thinking…

My friend Dr. Lawrence Kohn, partner at Leadership Partners LLC, recently wrote an article titled “Why are They Wearing Lead Parachutes? It’s Not Their Fault.” In the article, Kohn refers to “Personal Leadership Resources,” seven traits that help school leaders provide “functional parachutes” for their teachers and staff instead of toxic “lead parachutes” that will…