Five Lessons Learned as an Educational Leader By: Richard Surrency, Superintendent, Putnam County Schools I am the elected superintendent of the Putnam County School District serving in my sixth year. Since my first day in office, beginning in November of 2016, our district has focused on... Continue Reading
A School is Only as Strong as its Community, and a Community is Only as Strong as its School By: Adam Lane, Principal, Haines City High School A school is only as strong as its community and a community is only as strong as its school!I want to thank the General Federation of Women's... Continue Reading
By: Dr. Paige Pullen, Chief Academic Officer at the UF Lastinger Center for Learning When I returned to my alma mater and took on my position at the Lastinger Center in 2017, I presented a case for what I call “a vision for a literate Florida.” My goal, then and now, is to help... Continue Reading
By: Dr. Liz Brooke, CCC-SLP Is the curriculum we’re using to teach students to read working? The data tells us it is not. While 95% percent of students have the capacity to learn to read (when using programs based on the science of reading), only about 34% of fourth and eighth grade... Continue Reading
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By: Dorothy Bishop, CEO, VapeEducate Vaping has become increasingly popular with teenagers, spiking to 5.4 million middle and high school users in 2019. This habit has become popularized for many reasons. Vapes are trendy, do not have the stigma that traditional cigarettes do, and are sold in... Continue Reading
By: Amy Mason, Principal, Madison County Elementary School, Gurley, Alabama The opening general session at the NAESP Pre-K–8 Principals Conference in Louisville was tailor-made for educators who live their “why” every day as leaders of learning communities. Simon Sinek, who... Continue Reading
