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By Emily Zevely
 

At the Nebraska Department of Education, state education agency staff have been working closely with their school districts and Urban League partners to create a model to strengthen school leadership capacity.  As a member of the Wallace Fou

In recent years, the Ohio Department of Education has emphasized the importance of high-quality school leadership through an explicit commitment to excellence in their strategic plan along with several programs designed to elevate the role of

The Pennsylvania Department of Education has been working hard to elevate school leaders as agents of change in schools and communities across the Commonwealth.  As a member of the Wallace Foundation’s ESSA Leadership Learni

In September 2016, 10 states gathered in New York City and made a commitment to take advantage of the opportunities in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to elevate school leaders as their primary agents for school improvement.  Each state established a team made up of staff from t

The Indiana Department of Education, through its School Safety Specialist Academy, is a national leader in the preparation of individuals responsible for safety and security plans for all of the state’s traditional public schools.

By the Kansas State Department of Education

Kansas’ new vision for education is the result of simply listening to what Kansans told us they wanted from their educational system.

By Tony Smith, Illinois State Board of Education 

By Kirsten Carr and Katie Carroll, Council of Chief State School Officers

By Carissa Moffat Miller