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A few weeks after I left a leadership role, one of the principals I had supervised reached out with a simple text: “I miss the way you...

Choosing to work in public education is not simply a career path; it is a calling to serve entire communities. If you are entering public...

Grace is often spoken of in religious contexts, but it is also a profoundly human value. At its core, grace is generosity without...

Fundamental Friday: Integrity at the Interview Table When educators and leaders pursue new opportunities, the unspoken tension often...

Educational leadership requires both responsiveness and deliberation. Leaders are constantly balancing the need to act quickly in the...

Blue When I explain what an evaluation rubric is (for teachers or any professional context), I often refer to it as the foundation of...

When Myth Becomes Mandate Political mythology is powerful. It shapes national identity, stirs collective pride, and offers narratives of...

To Be Credible, We Must Be Truthful Innovation thrives on trust. Trust has only one unshakable foundation: truth. We can talk about...

Day One Leadership: More Than a Welcome Back The first day of school is more than a calendar date; it’s a tone-setter. For students, it...

It’s easy to hang a “Portrait of a Graduate” on the wall. It’s bold. It’s visionary. It captures the kind of human we want to send out...

Summer in education is a break and a bridge. A quiet, necessary pause between the final bell and the next chapter. The school year is...

When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the foundations of schooling, many of us found ourselves looking up and seeing no clear direction....

Start with Care. Stay with Care. This week, let’s remember: Innovation doesn’t grow from strategy alone. It grows from trust. Trust only...

Leadership isn’t about waiting for the perfect moment; it’s about creating momentum. “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” ...

Reclaiming Connection in Education through True Engagement In a world that’s never been more connected, we’ve somehow forgotten how to...