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2 days ago | 
districtadministration.com | Micah Ward
Policy & GovernanceBy: Micah WardDate:June 26, 2025 Share post:
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The U.S. Department of Education issued guidance to chief state school officers on how states can use their federal formula funds to both expand education choice and turn around failing schools.
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3 days ago | 
districtadministration.com | Micah Ward
LeadershipBy: Micah WardDate:June 25, 2025 Share post:
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Going into 2025-26, teachers remain resilient, collaborative and eager for practical solutions that support educator well-being and school culture. Yet, several pressure points persist.
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3 days ago | 
districtadministration.com | Micah Ward
Student SuccessBy: Micah WardDate:June 25, 2025 Share post:
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Sixty-two percent of superintendents and teachers say they’re concerned about the impact of student mental health on academic performance. Here’s how leaders can intervene.
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3 days ago | 
districtadministration.com | Micah Ward
Student SuccessBy: Micah WardDate:June 25, 2025 Share post:
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College is either far too expensive, too far from home or too “elitist,” a new survey suggests. Here are eight more reasons students aren’t applying to college. Perhaps unsurprisingly to you, politics has a significant influence on where high school graduates choose to go to college, according to a survey from education company EAB.
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4 days ago | 
universitybusiness.com | Micah Ward
As of August 2024, 39% of first-time bachelor’s degree-seeking students were not completing their program within eight years. The reason: students don’t see a clear path to completion. That’s according to the “2025 Student Voice Report” from Ellucian, a higher education technology solutions provider.
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4 days ago | 
districtadministration.com | Micah Ward
Recruitment & RetentionTeaching & LearningBy: Micah WardDate:June 24, 2025 Share post:
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Filling teacher vacancies continues to be a challenge for school districts nationwide. District Administration spoke with three superintendents who are using creative staffing strategies to recruit and retain high-quality teachers.
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5 days ago | 
districtadministration.com | Micah Ward
LeadershipBy: Micah WardDate:June 23, 2025 Share post:
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Amid the Republican-led push to expand parental educational choice, school choice vouchers are forcing administrators to address an already widespread issue: student enrollment.
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1 week ago | 
districtadministration.com | Micah Ward
AcademicsBy: Micah WardDate:June 20, 2025 Share post:
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Family engagement is a critical strategy for improving a student’s academic performance but is often misunderstood in policy implementation, argues new research.
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1 week ago | 
districtadministration.com | Micah Ward
Student SuccessBy: Micah WardDate:June 20, 2025 Share post:
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If asked to grade their school on overall quality and their relationship with teachers, students would give their schools a B, according to new research. For the first time since the Walton Family Foundation and Gallup first administered the survey in 2023, students’ evaluation of their school improved from a B-.
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1 week ago | 
universitybusiness.com | Micah Ward
College is either far too expensive, too far from home or too “elitist,” a new survey suggests. Here are eight more reasons students aren’t applying to your college. Perhaps unsurprisingly, politics has a significant influence on where high school graduates choose to go to college, according to a survey from education company EAB. Nearly one-third of the students surveyed said they removed at least one school from their list of considerations for a political reason.
