Lesli A. Maxwell
Managing Editor at Education Week
Managing editor @educationweek. Cape Girardeau * Columbia * San Francisco * Berkeley * Fresno * Sacramento * D.C. * Education reporting matters.
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Jan 18, 2025 |
edweek.org | Lesli A. Maxwell
Penny Schwinn, a former teacher, charter school founder, and state commissioner of education, has been named by President-elect Donald Trump as his pick for deputy secretary of education at the U.S. Department of Education. Schwinn, a strong supporter of school choice, would serve as the #2 official in the agengy, working under Linda McMahon, Trump’s choice for the top job at the Education Department.
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Nov 21, 2024 |
edweek.org | Lesli A. Maxwell |Francis Sheehan
To: Principals, teachers, and school-based staff From: The EdWeek Fun Committee (yes, it's a real thing) Subject: School Spirit Week Dear principals, teachers, and school-based staff: We are writing to inform you about a new (OK, maybe not that new) and lively twist on the tired old tradition of School Spirit Week. Sorry, no disrespect, but it's a tradition in need of a reform, reboot, refresh—a re-something.
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Oct 8, 2024 |
edweek.org | Lesli A. Maxwell |Vanessa Solis
Roughly 1 in 5 children in the United States are estimated to be neurodivergent, with a range of learning and thinking differences. Those differences have nothing to do with intelligence—but derive from how their brains receive, process, and respond to information.
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Aug 27, 2024 |
edweek.org | Lesli A. Maxwell
The October slump. The pre-spring break blues of March. Teachers will debate vigorously which months of the school year are hardest, but those two 31-day months tend to be the roughest for many educators. The shine of the new year has worn off by October, just as the workload has become heavier and student behaviors get more challenging. March—so distant from the refresh of winter break—can bring a backlog of work and stress about state testing. Principals, though, can help.
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May 31, 2024 |
edweek.org | Lesli A. Maxwell |Laura Baker
Dear school leaders,It’s summer. 😎 Even if you’ve got two weeks left to go, the break is in sight. You can let your mind wonder to the days ahead when you can sleep in. Ignore email. And not think about next school year (that’s a July problem!)You’ve earned this downtime. So in the glorious days of June, unplug, decompress, divert your mind, and dive into a curated list of good reads and podcast listens the EdWeek staff has curated, just for you.
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Linda McMahon is expected to be President-elect Trump's pick for education secretary. She's got some scattered experience with K-12. See more here: https://t.co/qbt43d2WOO
RT @educationweek: Harris is the likely replacement for the top of the ticket. A look at her record on K-12, along with those of other Demo…
We only made it to the sixth day of this new year before a school shooting that injured or killed someone. A 6-year-old boy is in custody for shooting a teacher, police say. 💔 https://t.co/TCOaemhoh9
