Inspiring and empowering you to make a difference in your K 12 community. 💻 Website: www.edweek.org 📧 Newsletters: https://www.edweek.org/newslettershttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3muzgaddsan2jBig Ideas 2026: Building Bridges So Students Can Thrive: How can you create strong partnerships and manage conflict? A roadmap for education leaders. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/big-ideas-2026-building-bridges-so-students-can-thrive?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit08 Sep 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzgaddsan2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3muzejjlmjl2jThe Question That Guided This School District Through an Impossible Decision: Declining enrollment reshaped her district. This school board member has lessons for other leaders. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/the-question-that-guided-this-school-district-through-an-impossible-decision/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit08 Sep 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzejjlmjl2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3muz7iz5xbo2j‘Our School Leaves Town Every Day’: A Story of Rural Resilience and Survival: For more than a year, this town’s only school has stood empty. The spirit of community endures. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/our-school-leaves-town-every-day-a-story-of-rural-resilience-and-survival/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit08 Sep 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz7iz5xbo2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3muz5tgpvcq2jFor This School Board President, Leadership Starts With Humility: Amid a big transition, active communication helped this leader hold the community together. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/for-this-school-board-president-leadership-starts-with-humility/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit08 Sep 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz5tgpvcq2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3muyysiw42t2uWhen Your District Goes Through Big Changes, Relationships Are Critical: A neighboring school closed. His district embraced a reorganization. It was a lesson in leadership. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/when-your-district-goes-through-big-changes-relationships-are-critical/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit08 Sep 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyysiw42t2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3muyx5llmxa2lIt's Not About Being Nice. Fearless Leadership Requires Curiosity and Candor: Just ask the leader mediating an ugly school mascot fight or restructuring a once-segregated school. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/its-not-about-being-nice-fearless-leadership-requires-curiosity-and-candor/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit08 Sep 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyx5llmxa2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3muys3w5kcl2cMisinformation Drives Communities Apart. Here’s How School Boards Are Responding: Both national and local issues can force leaders to confront challenges within their districts. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/misinformation-drives-communities-apart-heres-how-school-boards-are-responding/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit08 Sep 2026 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muys3w5kcl2chttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3muq5iuivej2lHow One NYC School Experienced 9/11: An EdWeek Editor Recounts That Day: EdWeek's Kevin Bushweller recalls how the staff at a Manhattan public school reacted with resolute calm to upheaval. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/how-one-nyc-school-experienced-9-11-an-edweek-editor-recounts-that-day/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit04 Sep 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muq5iuivej2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3mupyhttm7423Students’ Tech Engagement Doesn’t Equal Learning, Psychologists Warn: A panel of psychologists shares recommendations for ensuring technology promotes meaningful learning. https://www.edweek.org/technology/students-tech-engagement-doesnt-equal-learning-psychologists-warn/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit04 Sep 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupyhttm7423https://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3mupwsfbwpm2uHow 9/11 Still Shapes Schools: Schools feel the ripple effects of 9/11 in how they handle safety, student trauma, and promoting patriotism. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/how-9-11-still-shapes-schools/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit04 Sep 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupwsfbwpm2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3mupjete5xm23Students’ Tech Engagement Doesn’t Equal Learning, Pyschologists Warn: A panel of psychologists shares recommendations for ensuring technology promotes meaningful learning. https://www.edweek.org/technology/students-tech-engagement-doesnt-equal-learning-pyschologists-warn/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit04 Sep 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupjete5xm23https://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3munoounume2iTrump Extends Anti-DEI Push to Private Schools, Eyeing Their Tax-Exempt Status: Schools that give racial minorities preferences would lose tax-exempt status under newly proposed rules. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/trump-extends-anti-dei-push-to-private-schools-eyeing-their-tax-exempt-status/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit04 Sep 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3munoounume2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3munmzwyzjw2kHow to Get Past the Blame Game when Kids Refuse to Come to School: Tackling school avoidance won’t be a one-person job, experts say. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/how-to-get-past-the-blame-game-when-kids-refuse-to-come-to-school/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit03 Sep 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3munmzwyzjw2khttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3munhyuqon62pWhere Do Teachers Who Leave Their Job Go? See the Charts: District administrators may have more ability to guide teacher turnover than they think, new data suggest. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/where-do-teachers-who-leave-their-job-go-see-the-charts/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit03 Sep 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3munhyuqon62phttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3mungd2xsyp2p‘Just Say No’ Didn’t Keep Teens Off Drugs. It Won’t Work for AI, Either (Opinion): Do you hate AI? That’s all the more reason to teach AI literacy. https://www.edweek.org/technology/opinion-just-say-no-didnt-keep-teens-off-drugs-it-wont-work-for-ai-either/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit03 Sep 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mungd2xsyp2phttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3munbbuzsex2nGet in Line! Pre-K Expansion May Force 4-Year-Olds to Act Like Older Students: Experts explain why lines for little kids don't make sense, and offer alternatives. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/get-in-line-pre-k-expansion-may-force-4-year-olds-to-act-like-older-students/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit03 Sep 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3munbbuzsex2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3mun7lwtodg2cLAUSD Adopts Moratorium on Student AI Use, Another Big Move to Limit Tech Use: The nation's second-largest district is pausing student use of generative artificial intelligence. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/lausd-adopts-moratorium-on-student-ai-use-another-big-move-to-limit-tech-use/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit03 Sep 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun7lwtodg2chttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3mul4kxjsan2cNew York Restricts AI in Elementary and Middle Schools. Will Other Districts Follow?: The restrictions in the nation's largest school system will focus on age-based screen-time and AI. https://www.edweek.org/technology/new-york-restricts-ai-in-elementary-and-middle-schools-will-other-districts-follow/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit02 Sep 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mul4kxjsan2chttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3mukvu2lcdq2dEd. Dept. Releases Data on Schools' Racial Disparities Months Late: The data is supposed to highlight racial, ethnic, and disability-based disparities in schools. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/ed-dept-releases-data-on-schools-racial-disparities-months-late/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit02 Sep 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukvu2lcdq2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3mukp5zcuwa2nIf District Leaders Support Pre-K, Then Why Is It Not a Top Priority?: Superintendents can empower other leaders to nurture and grow their district's pre-K program. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/if-district-leaders-support-pre-k-then-why-is-it-not-a-top-priority/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit02 Sep 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukp5zcuwa2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3mukk4svun324Ed. Dept. Risks Letting $180 Million for Research Expire as Deadline Looms: Spending by the agency's research arm has lagged most significantly compared with previous years. https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/ed-dept-risks-letting-180-million-for-research-expire-as-deadline-looms/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit02 Sep 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukk4svun324https://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3mukihspdlo2cWhat Abilities Are Your Students Hiding From You? (Opinion): Education writer Alfie Kohn learned a big lesson from a teenager with an astonishing memory. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-what-abilities-are-your-students-hiding-from-you/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit02 Sep 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukihspdlo2chttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3mukbq6ayuy2cTitle IX Doesn't Require Transgender Athletes' Exclusion, Judge Rules: A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit from the Trump administration alleging California violated Title IX. https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/title-ix-doesnt-require-transgender-athletes-exclusion-judge-rules/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit02 Sep 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukbq6ayuy2chttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3muih2sfqbr2kRFK Jr. Calls for Children to Have 'Less Screen Time and More Real Life': Speakers at an event hosted by the Department of Health and Human Services discuss the harms of student screen time, and possible solutions. https://www.edweek.org/technology/rfk-jr-calls-for-children-to-have-less-screen-time-and-more-real-life/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit01 Sep 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muih2sfqbr2khttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3muiffiab4x2kTrump Admin. Says School District Facilitates 'Gender Transitions,' Files Suit: The lawsuit comes after several months of back and forth with the Kansas City, Kan., public schools. https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/trump-admin-says-school-district-facilitates-gender-transitions-files-suit/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit01 Sep 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muiffiab4x2khttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3muiaelnzdd2cAverting a Shutdown, Congress Punts Federal Spending Decisions to December: Federal funding talks will continue into December as Congress agrees to avoid a shutdown. https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/averting-a-shutdown-congress-punts-federal-spending-decisions-to-december/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit01 Sep 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muiaelnzdd2chttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3mui6pkoaoc2cSchools Caught Flat-Footed After Google Makes Gemini Chatbot Available to All Students: Schools wrestle with the question of whether to permit or prohibit access to the AI chatbot. https://www.edweek.org/technology/schools-caught-flat-footed-after-google-makes-gemini-chatbot-available-to-all-students/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit01 Sep 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui6pkoaoc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3muhrbrsdxc2nNew Federal Guidance Could Roll Back Special Ed. Transition Services: New DOJ guidance threatens high school transition programs meant to help disabled students live independently. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/new-federal-guidance-could-roll-back-special-ed-transition-services/2026/09?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit01 Sep 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhrbrsdxc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3mugccu2itw27Immigrant Students Face Big Barriers to Success in High School: A new study highlights how schools in Massachusetts serve newly arrived immigrants in high school. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/immigrant-students-face-big-barriers-to-success-in-high-school/2026/08?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit01 Sep 2026 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugccu2itw27https://bsky.app/profile/edweek.org/post/3mug5cz4vr22jThe Pre-K Push: Are Current Preschool Models Heading the Wrong Way?: Dale C. Farran has spent five decades studying early education, and shares her insights with EdWeek. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-pre-k-push-are-current-preschool-models-heading-the-wrong-way/2026/08?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit01 Sep 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:d4pjfx6ffloqzjcaivjy2vmg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mug5cz4vr22j