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LEADERSHIP

Opening Bell: What school boards need to know about school safety

December’s issue on K-12 campus security is essential for school boards given their primary responsibility for school safety, writes Publisher Renée Joe.

Leadership Matters: We refuse to give up on what we know is right

One of the most powerful aspects of this fall’s Council of Urban Boards of Education Conference was the sense of camaraderie and shared purpose that permeated the event, says ɫƵ Executive Director and CEO Verjeana Jacobs-McCotter.

President’s Perspective: Multilayered approach to school safety

Ensuring a safe and secure school environment requires a comprehensive approach that involves planning, training, coordination, and communications, explains ɫƵ President Kristi Swett.

FEATURES

 

Saginaw United

A Michigan school district supports students through community trauma with services and relationships

AI and School Security

 

Districts are turning to artificial intelligence measures for school safety and security efforts

 

Strategic School Safety Leaders

 

Simplify complex school safety issues by identifying what is most important

 

Student-Driven Learning in Vermont

 

The Harwood Harkness Initiative places students at the center of the educational process

 

TRENDS

 

Book Review:  The Middle of Somewhere — Rural Education Partnerships and Innovation

 

Q&A with school safety activist Max Schachter

 

URBAN ADVOCATE

 

Chairman’s Column: We are the leaders of leaders

 

In his State of the Urban Education address, CUBE Chair Gill Garrett insists that education leaders must ensure that all children, regardless of zip code, language, or ability, have access to a quality education.

 

SOUNDBOARD

 

Communications: “Big Picture” Focus

 

Communications audits can reveal what’s going well and what needs improvement in district communications efforts

 

Research: Students in Rural Public Schools  By the Numbers

 

Rural students, families, and communities deserve a voice in policymaking decisions and an investment in infrastructure

 

Equity: Emergency Preparedness and Students with Disabilities

 

It’s important to understand and plan for the often-complex needs of students with disabilities during emergencies

 

School Law: Displays and Plays to Mark the Holidays

 

Recent Supreme Court rulings suggest the church-state wall of separation may be thinning

 

ONLINE ONLY

 

Going Rogue: When board members won’t leave their egos at the door