School administrators should improve their own leadership, collaboration and communication skills to grow their capacity to support teachers, writes Richard DelMoro, superintendent of the Enlarged City School District in Middletown, N.Y. In this blog post, he shares several ways his own district helped improve how its administrators lead.

By infusing learning with activities that connect students to the Earth, educators can do their part for environmental stewardship and progress toward a healthier planet.

School improvement relies on stable leadership and positive school culture, among other factors, according to MGT, a management company that oversees schools in a Colorado district. Principal Deana Valadez-Barnes, who joined her school three years ago after a period of leadership turnover, says in her first meeting with parents she was asked what made her…

Two separate research papers show that gaps in math ability can be exacerbated if students are not working on grade-level material during middle-school years, write Joel Rose, CEO of New Classrooms Innovation Partners, and Daniel Weisberg, CEO of TNTP. Policymakers must be aware of the tension between too much and not enough grade-level work, they…

Det går allt sämre för svenska skolelever. Samtidigt är sydkoreanska ungdomar bäst i klassen. Hemligheten är en satsning på lärares utveckling snarare än att fokusera på små klasser, sammanfattar den sydkoreanska skolexperten Okhwa Lee.

Google has unveiled "transformation reports" to give educators data on how often various Google offerings are actually used and for which specific tasks. This is important because a study last year by BrightBytes found the majority of software licenses purchased by schools went unused and another study by LearnTrials revealed just 9% of education-technology tools…

A three-step plan for using surveys to gauge students’ interests as a basis for forming small reading discussion groups.

The argument goes like this: Let students do something big and useful, from start to finish — perhaps a simplified version, but keep it intact. Give them extra help and lower stakes and they'll work harder, learn more and come up with creative applications and solutions that adults couldn't imagine.

As the Doctor of Education Leadership (Ed.L.D.) Program celebrates its 10th cohort, alumni and current students reflect on leadership and the impact of Ed.L.D. on their current work.

School principals are key, respected authority figures in their communities, according to a Pew Research Center survey of more than 10,600 adults that show principals as the most trusted to be ethical and responsible. Findings also show that more than 80% of those surveyed say they believe principals care about students.

Working together helps students know that obstacles are a shared experience and that they're not alone in their struggles. Collaboration also helps deepen connections to learning.