A Passion for Saving Schools on the Brink

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Sharon Griffin, the chief of schools in Tennessee’s Shelby County school district, has led a far-reaching turnaround of low-performing schools in the city of Memphis. (February 22, 2017)

Personalized Learning in Practice: How a Risk-Taker Tailored Learning in Her District

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Patricia Deklotz, the superintendent in Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine school district, oversees a culture of personalized learning for students and educators. (February 22, 2017)

Building Up the Teacher Workforce in Small-Town Iowa

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Chris Coffelt, the superintendent in Iowa’s Central Decatur Community School District, works tirelessly to recruit, retain and improve the practice of teachers in his small-town district. (February 22, 2017)

Preparing All Students for College - Meet a 2017 Leader to Learn From

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As chief program officer for Texas' IDEA Public Schools, Dolores Gonzalez designed an academic program to put the charter network's 30,000 students-many of them English-language learners-on a firm path to college.

Fostering a Love of Reading - Meet a 2017 Leader to Learn From

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César Morales, the superintendent in California's Oxnard Elementary district, has leveraged a 1-to1 tablet program for a massive bilingual-literacy effort that is developing a love of reading for students and families. (January 5, 2017)

Successful K-12 Leaders 'Can't Do Everything': Mike Schmoker, Keynote Speaker, Leaders To Learn From 2017

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Sought-after K-12 school improvement expert Mike Schmoker previews his keynote discussion for Leaders To Learn From 2017. (January 4, 2017)

'We Have Complicated School Improvement': Mike Schmoker, Keynote Speaker, Leaders To Learn From 2017

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Sought-after K-12 school improvement expert Mike Schmoker previews his keynote discussion for Leaders To Learn From 2017.

When Arts Education Takes Center Stage

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Over the past 5 years as executive director for the arts for Boston's public schools, classically trained mezzo-soprano Myran Parker-Brass has worked to bring top-notch arts instruction to every child in the district.

Walking in a Student's Shoes

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The Shadow a Student Challenge encourages school leaders to spend a day walking in a students' shoes. Assistant principal Karen Ritter followed a 9th grader through all of his classes. What did she learn? (August 11, 2016)

Meeting the Needs of English-Language Learners – 2016 Leader to Learn From

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Seventy years before becoming superintendent in California’s Anaheim Union High School District, Michael Matsuda’s mother, Ruth Ikeda, was a 14-year-old freshman at Anaheim High who was forced to live in internment camps. (February 24, 2016)

Bringing Play Back to Kindergarten Classrooms –2016 Leader to Learn From

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Steve Oates has been leading an initiative to bring play back to kindergarten classrooms in the North Carolina's Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school district. (February 24, 2016)