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Chronic absenteeism is an ongoing problem in schools that significantly hinders learning—after all, students can’t learn if they’re not present. So, what can leaders do to address this?
The school-to-prison pipeline runs right through reading classrooms, said Hilderbrand Pelzer III, author of Unlocking Potential, school leader for over 30 years, and award-winning educator who organized one of the largest correctional education programs in the U.S.
Throughout middle and high schools, students struggle to read at grade level. Districts must prioritize adolescent literacy for teachers to be able to support their students.
1,000 attempted cyber attacks on their school district per hour—that’s the number one district leader gave during the edLeader Panel “Cybersecurity Priorities, Policies, and Practices for K-12 Leaders.” But they also noted that with their district’s cybersecurity policies and procedures, those attacks don’t get very far. During the panel, three leading superintendents, along with CoSN’s Cybersecurity Project Director, discussed essential cybersecurity strategies and why it should be a priority for every district.
This year, edWeb has presented over 400 new programs on so many timely topics for PreK-12 educators. Our top 25 rankings are based on the number of registrations the programs received.
Sure, if you think about all the elements of a house, you know what’s needed to make it sound. There’s the foundation, the frame, the plumbing and wiring, etc. But could you actually build it? That’s the idea behind applied grammar. Students are often told what a noun is and what a conjunction is, and they can certainly circle them on an assignment, but can they truly build a strong sentence?
School and district leaders are past the question of “What is AI?” and deep into “What do we do next, and how do we do it responsibly?” They are now focused on shifting from curiosity to formal decision making for AI adoption.
We’ve all heard it: Professional learning communities (PLCs) sound good in theory, but in practice, educators question the impact and prefer more time for instruction or lesson planning. During the edLeader Panel “PLCs That Change Instruction: A Data-to-Action Playbook From the Field,” educators from Falling Creek Middle School shared how incredibly powerful PLCs can be when they are grounded in real classroom practice and designed to meet the needs of every learner.

