When in Doubt, Report: A Hard Lesson in CPS Reporting
Legal
It is not the law, but “when in doubt, report” is the standard to which you will be held in public schools.
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The Importance of Connection
Executive Leadership
In a video discussing children who have suffered trauma, the speaker asserted, “Every kid is one caring adult relationship away from being a success story.”
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Reinforcing Teacher Passivity
Executive Leadership
We all know individuals and groups who choose passive responses in their daily work. For the record, we’ve also admitted that the system does much to engender such compliance.
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Politics and Education Don’t Mix
Executive Leadership
An old adage of professionalism was to avoid politics at all costs. Even 20 years ago, it was still “unseemly” for teachers or administrators to be too politically active… political action is now an expectation of survival.
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New Rights for Pregnant and Lactating Employees
Legal
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into effect in 2023.1 The EEOC finalized its regulations in April 2024.2 Also in 2023, the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (known as the PUMP Act) began.
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Trust: The Key to Motivating Your Teachers
Executive Leadership, School Culture
Every time Ron taught a course about the principalship, he started the semester by asking students to describe a good school leader, the sort of person teachers and others would want to lead their school.
