Courageous Leaders Newsletter: March 2025

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Growing Talent From Within: How Districts Are Developing Their Own Educator Talent | Thursday April 10, 2025 | 2 PM ET | Virtual Webinar | Finding and retaining talented teachers and leaders has never been more important—or more challenging. But what if the solution was already within your district? Join us for an inspiring webinar where we’ll share how school districts are taking proactive steps to build their own talent, developing homegrown educators and leaders who are uniquely invested in their communities. During this session, we’ll explore actionable strategies and innovative programs that empower districts to cultivate future teaching talent as well as future leaders from within their own staff, student body, and communities.

Council of the Great City Schools Spring Legislative & Policy Conference | March 22-25, 2025 ? Washington D.C. | We are honored to be a sponsor of the CGCS Legislative Policy Conference. Join us at the Welcome Reception on Saturday, March 22, at the Mayflower Hotel! More information to come!???

Our Latest Video - Dr. Romules Durant, Toledo Public Schools

When it comes to creating innovative educational opportunities for students, Toledo Public Schools is setting the standard. Check out our latest video, in which Discovery Education’s Head of K12 Education, Dr. Todd Wirt, sits down with Dr. Romules Durant, CEO and Superintendent of Toledo Public Schools in Ohio. They discuss workforce readiness, education’s place in industry, and a vision for the future of education. Watch the video here!

Leadership Resources

Each month, our team creates content to help leaders develop a deeper understanding of the educational landscape. Check out these new pieces!

Are Your Students Future-Ready? Prepare students for today, tomorrow, and whatever comes next | Check out our easy-to-read infographic to better understand student readiness.

Back-to-School Blueprint: Strategies to Set Up Stakeholders for Success in the New Academic Year and Beyond | Learn strategies for all educators, including district leaders, principals, and teachers, to prepare staff to hit the ground running on day one of the school year and set students up for success.

Five Ways You Can Support English Language Learners and How Discovery Education Programs Can Help. | English language learners make up 10% of the student population in the US. And over 8% of those students are Spanish-speaking.

A Personalized Approach to Academic Intervention to Address the Whole Child | The Strategy Behind Emerson Elementary’s Child Study Team.

Education in the News

Stay up to date on trending news in education!

• Can ‘Math Therapists’ Make a Dent In America’s Declining Math Performance? ?- EdSurge News | Math performance for American K-12 students is slumping. Can “math therapists” for early educators help?
• K-12 cybersecurity a hot topic in state legislatures in 2024 -K-12 Dive | California, Florida and Indiana enacted new laws containing cybersecurity supports for schools. An analysis from the Consortium for School Networking finds.
• Most administrators expect security incidents in 2025 | A Clever survey finds that 74% of school administrators expect a security incident this year, up from 71% last year. The survey also reveals that 36% of administrators reported cyberattacks -- up from 31% last year -- and staffing shortages and budget constraints are the biggest challenges.
• I've Been in K-12 for Over 15 Years. Here Are Three Things We Need to Do to Integrate AI Now. -- THE Journal | When AI is deployed responsibly and equitably, the potential advantages of empowering more personalized learning, optimizing student engagement, uncovering gaps in education, automating routine tasks, and freeing up more time for effective teacher-student interactions have the power to transform education.
• CoSN Offers Tips for Improving Education Through Innovation | A report issued this week by the Consortium for School Networking looks at the hurdles to innovation in K-12 education, as well as the trends and technology school leaders can use to improve teaching and learning.

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