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School Leadership

Using State-Level Policy Levers to Promote Principal Quality

November 17, 2020 Report

School Leadership

Remote Support of Principal Supervisors “Not Different” from Pre-COVID Times

November 17, 2020 Article

Arts

What Sets the Most Successful Arts Organizations Apart?

November 12, 2020 Video

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Social and Emotional Learning

Supports for Social and Emotional Learning in American Schools and Classroom Findings from the American Teacher Panel

November 12, 2020 Report

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Arts

The Pandemic is Transforming The Arts—and It’s Not All Bad News

November 12, 2020 Article

Arts

Can Art Help Communities Through Crises?

October 26, 2020 Video

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Arts

Navigating Uncertain Times: A Scenario Planning Toolkit for the Arts and Culture Sector

October 22, 2020 toolkit

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Arts

Arts Organizations’ Early Response to COVID-19 Uncertainty Insights from the Field

October 22, 2020 Report

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School Leadership

With Equity in Mind, Districts Address State Budget Cuts

October 20, 2020 Article

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School Leadership

School Leaders Keep Eye on Equity as Unusual Year Begins

October 13, 2020 Article

Arts

High-Quality Art and Community Relevance Key to Healthy Arts Organizations

October 6, 2020 Article

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Social and Emotional Learning

Early Lessons from Schools and Out-of-School Time Programs Implementing Social and Emotional Learning

October 1, 2020 Report

School Leadership

Keeping Kids Learning and Connected this Fall

September 29, 2020 Article

Arts Education

Pandemic Brings challenges (and Opportunities) for Arts Education

September 22, 2020 Article

School Leadership

Today's Focus on Principal Effectiveness Breaks Sharply with the Past

September 15, 2020 Article

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Arts

What We Need from The Arts Right Now

September 9, 2020 Article

School Leadership

Keeping a Focus on Equity as Schools Reopen During the Pandemic

August 25, 2020 Article

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Arts

The Alchemy of High-Performing Arts Organizations

August 18, 2020 Report

Arts

How Can Artists Help Reimagine Our Future Post-COVID?

August 11, 2020 Article

Afterschool, summer and other out-of-school-time programs can be ideal settings for children to learn and build social and emotional well-being—when skilled and trusted adults are there to guide them, according to this conference report.

Afterschool

SEL+OST=Perfect Together A Conference Report

August 9, 2020 Report

School Leadership

Once Focused on System Problems, Principal Supervisors Now Drive Support

July 28, 2020 Article

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Arts

6 Data-Tested Approaches to Building New Audiences

July 22, 2020 Article

Arts

Data and Deliberation: A Dynamic Duo for Arts Organizations

July 14, 2020 Article

Findings from two surveys, fielded six years apart, provide indications that large school districts nationwide are redesigning the principal supervisor job to focus more on principal support.

School Leadership

Trends in Principal Supervisor Leadership and Support

July 13, 2020 Report

Summer Learning

Though it May Look Different, Summer Is Not Canceled

July 8, 2020 Article

School Leadership

Bringing Out the Best in Principals During the COVID-19 Crisis

July 7, 2020 Article

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School Leadership

Principal Supervisors

Changing the Principal Supervisor Role to Better Support Principals

July 1, 2020 Report

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School Leadership

Principal Supervisors

Leading the Change Comparing the Principal Supervisor Role in 54 Districts

July 1, 2020 Report

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School Leadership

Weaving Equity into the Fabric of Principal Training

June 30, 2020 Article

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Arts

Data and Deliberation How Some Arts Organizations are Using Data to Understand Their Audiences

June 22, 2020 Report

Cross-Sector Collaboration

Cross-Sector Collaboration May Be ‘Invaluable’ in the Current Crisis

June 18, 2020 Article

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School Leadership

It Takes a Village to Train an Effective Principal

June 16, 2020 Article

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School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Taking Stock of Principal Pipelines What Public School Districts Report Doing and What They Want to Do to Improve School Leadership

June 13, 2020 Report

Summer Learning

“All-Hands-On-Deck Moment” for Kids this Summer

June 11, 2020 Article

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School Leadership

Embracing the Unknown in New Approaches to Principal Preparation

June 9, 2020 Article

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News

A message from President Will Miller about recent events

June 5, 2020 Article

Arts

Helping Museums Navigate Through the COVID-19 Fog

June 4, 2020 Article

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School Leadership

Taking Principal Training to the Real World

June 2, 2020 Article

Arts

10 Things Museums Should Consider as They Take Programs Virtual

May 28, 2020 Article

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School Leadership

A Road to More Effective Principals Begins in One University’s Classrooms

May 26, 2020 Article

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School Leadership

Learning to Navigate the Uncertainties of School Leadership

May 26, 2020 Article

Education leaders sit in a circle discussing principal preparation.

School Leadership

Changing Principal Preparation to Help Meet School Needs

May 21, 2020 Article

Summer Learning

What the Pandemic Means for Summer Learning-And How Policymakers Can Help

May 14, 2020 Article

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Summer Learning

Public Policy

Getting Support for Summer Learning How Federal, State, City, and District Policies Affect Summer Learning Programs

May 1, 2020 Report

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Afterschool

Summer Learning

The CARES Act: Five Things That School and District Leaders Need to Know Now

April 23, 2020 Article

Arts

Engaging Audiences in the Age of Social Distancing

April 16, 2020 Article

Arts Education

Keeping Young People Creative (and Connected) in Quarantine

April 14, 2020 Article

Summer Learning

Literacy Expert on Why Kids Must Keep Reading During This ‘Unprecedented Moment’

April 9, 2020 Article

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