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AI is breaking the entry-level job ladder. Are colleges ready?

Alcino Donadel -
New surveys show graduates are unprepared to use AI professionally and fear entry-level jobs will be replaced. Employers are confirming their anxieties.
Opinion

Building the AI-ready district: Start with what students are already doing

Eva Harvell -
Building the AI-ready district starts with understanding what is already happening in classrooms, then building the governance structures that make responsible use sustainable.  
Recruitment & Retention

Expectations gap: A new phenomenon teachers are now facing

Matt Zalaznick -
The realities teachers face in class every day may lag behind the guidance, resources and collaboration they receive to solve challenges.
Assessment & Standards

How to get even more out of evaluation and testing

Matt Zalaznick -
Evaluation and testing reflect what happens before the processes start, and also gauge district credibility.

How a Small Robot Helped ELL Students Speak

Sponsored Content

Both sides of the political aisle are now calling for screen time limits

Artificial Intelligence

In age of AI, cybersecurity remains top tech issue

Artificial Intelligence

Longtime and interim leaders are promoted in big districts

Leadership

How 33,000 teachers want leaders to improve school culture

Leadership

AI is already in your classrooms. Is your district ready?

FETC

Earlier launch, policy shifts fuel historic FAFSA rebound

Higher ed

The best way to elevate student voice: Ask your students

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DA Podcasts

Superintendent’s vision: How to make the transition to head strategist

Matt Zalaznick -
Edward Aldarelli said the biggest transition he made when he moved up from principal to take the helm of Edison Township Public Schools was becoming the New Jersey's district "head visionary."

The best way to elevate student voice: Ask your students

Matt Zalaznick -
"People support what they help create," is one of Superintendent Alena Zachery-Ross's favorite leadership phrases. It's how she describes Ypsilanti Community Schools' efforts to engage learners in AI adoption and other new initiatives.

How Superintendent Bill Runey built his new team differently

Matt Zalaznick -
Massachusetts superintendent shares how he reshaped leadership at the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District—and how the relationships you invest in carry you through your hardest moments.

People to watch

Longtime and interim leaders are promoted in big districts

Matt Zalaznick -
Tiffany McMaster takes the helm in Washoe County Public Schools, Anthony Jarrett is promoted at North Side ISD and Dyann Mack is named superintendent in Harford County Schools.

Leaders are taking new posts as school year winds down

Matt Zalaznick -
Adrian Talley is named the next superintendent of Stamford Public Schools in Connecticut. Interim leader Cancy McArn becomes the permanent superintendent Sacramento City USD.

Baltimore taps leader from Philadelphia as its new CEO

Matt Zalaznick -
Jermaine Dawson is a deputy superintendent in The School District of Philadelphia and a DA Top 100 education influencer.

Here are 5 pillars that power one superintendent’s leadership

Matt Zalaznick -
Being present in the community is key to the widespread support David Clendening says he has developed during nearly two decades at the helm of Franklin Community Schools.

2 big districts, and many others, pick new superintendents

Matt Zalaznick -
Chicago Public Schools choses Macquline King, Ed.D., as its new CEO and Saint Louis Public Schools promotes interim leader Myra Berry to superintendent.

How Gyimah Whitaker ensures students catch a rising academic tide

Matt Zalaznick -
The superintendent took the helm of high-performing City Schools of Decatur. Then, she dug deeper into the achievement numbers.
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National News

Michigan found a way to reduce school vaccine waivers. Until it backfired

NPR -
State health officials urged parents in several counties to vaccinate babies against measles ahead of schedule this spring as cases multiplied in Michigan.

Louisiana teachers, school advocates have few details about governor’s teacher pay plan

Louisiana Illuminator -
The Louisiana Legislature approved a budget plan that leaves public school teachers and support workers with less money for the 2026-27 school year. 

Vermont Legislature passes landmark education reform without forcing districts to merge

VTDigger -
Big questions remain, such as what shape a new education funding formula could take, and how many districts will actually decide to consolidate.

Austin ISD state takeover looms after TEA rejects plan to buy schools more time

Austin American-Statesman -
Texas law has mandatory consequences when any campus achieves five failing grades in a row—the state must either close the offending campus or take over the entire school district.
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Longtime and interim leaders are promoted in big districts

Matt Zalaznick -
Tiffany McMaster takes the helm in Washoe County Public Schools, Anthony Jarrett is promoted at North Side ISD and Dyann Mack is named superintendent in Harford County Schools.

Leaders are taking new posts as school year winds down

Matt Zalaznick -
Adrian Talley is named the next superintendent of Stamford Public Schools in Connecticut. Interim leader Cancy McArn becomes the permanent superintendent Sacramento City USD.

Baltimore taps leader from Philadelphia as its new CEO

Matt Zalaznick -
Jermaine Dawson is a deputy superintendent in The School District of Philadelphia and a DA Top 100 education influencer.

Here are 5 pillars that power one superintendent’s leadership

Matt Zalaznick -
Being present in the community is key to the widespread support David Clendening says he has developed during nearly two decades at the helm of Franklin Community Schools.

2 big districts, and many others, pick new superintendents

Matt Zalaznick -
Chicago Public Schools choses Macquline King, Ed.D., as its new CEO and Saint Louis Public Schools promotes interim leader Myra Berry to superintendent.

How Gyimah Whitaker ensures students catch a rising academic tide

Matt Zalaznick -
The superintendent took the helm of high-performing City Schools of Decatur. Then, she dug deeper into the achievement numbers.

People to watch

Longtime and interim leaders are promoted in big districts

Matt Zalaznick -
Tiffany McMaster takes the helm in Washoe County Public Schools, Anthony Jarrett is promoted at North Side ISD and Dyann Mack is named superintendent in Harford County Schools.

Leaders are taking new posts as school year winds down

Matt Zalaznick -
Adrian Talley is named the next superintendent of Stamford Public Schools in Connecticut. Interim leader Cancy McArn becomes the permanent superintendent Sacramento City USD.

Baltimore taps leader from Philadelphia as its new CEO

Matt Zalaznick -
Jermaine Dawson is a deputy superintendent in The School District of Philadelphia and a DA Top 100 education influencer.

Here are 5 pillars that power one superintendent’s leadership

Matt Zalaznick -
Being present in the community is key to the widespread support David Clendening says he has developed during nearly two decades at the helm of Franklin Community Schools.

2 big districts, and many others, pick new superintendents

Matt Zalaznick -
Chicago Public Schools choses Macquline King, Ed.D., as its new CEO and Saint Louis Public Schools promotes interim leader Myra Berry to superintendent.

How Gyimah Whitaker ensures students catch a rising academic tide

Matt Zalaznick -
The superintendent took the helm of high-performing City Schools of Decatur. Then, she dug deeper into the achievement numbers.
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National News

Michigan found a way to reduce school vaccine waivers. Until it backfired

NPR -
State health officials urged parents in several counties to vaccinate babies against measles ahead of schedule this spring as cases multiplied in Michigan.

Louisiana teachers, school advocates have few details about governor’s teacher pay plan

Louisiana Illuminator -
The Louisiana Legislature approved a budget plan that leaves public school teachers and support workers with less money for the 2026-27 school year. 

Vermont Legislature passes landmark education reform without forcing districts to merge

VTDigger -
Big questions remain, such as what shape a new education funding formula could take, and how many districts will actually decide to consolidate.

Austin ISD state takeover looms after TEA rejects plan to buy schools more time

Austin American-Statesman -
Texas law has mandatory consequences when any campus achieves five failing grades in a row—the state must either close the offending campus or take over the entire school district.
More
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Leadership concerns

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Latest Webinars

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News from DA's FETC

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DA Leadership Institute

More from Dali

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Opinion

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