Olina Banerji

6 days ago | edweek.org | Olina Banerji

Terri Daniels, the principal of Folsom Middle School in Folsom, Calif., believes that principals have a responsibility that goes far beyond the school building. Over her 40 years as an educator, and 17 of those as an administrator, Daniels sees it as part of her role to speak up—for her students, her staff, and her community—and has applied this maxim to her advocacy with legislators, school board members, and parents alike. “If we don’t tell our own stories, they’ll be made up for us,” she said.

1 week ago | edweek.org | Olina Banerji

A few months ago, a new teacher at the FAIR High School in Minneapolis walked into her principal’s office, distraught. “She said she was ‘just done with this student. Just done!,’” said Mary Pat Cummins, the principal. “I told her we can’t be done. But we can figure out what’s bothering you, and what can help.”As a veteran principal, Cummins is used to having tense conversations with teachers, especially when it comes to student behavior.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Olina Banerji

Principals Can't Manage Teacher Morale Alone. Enter the Go-BetweenA few months ago, a new teacher at the FAIR High School in Minneapolis walked into her principal’s office, distraught. “She said she was ‘just done …

2 weeks ago | edweek.org | Mark Lieberman |Olina Banerji

More than two months after the federal government terminated dozens of grants for programs aiming to grow the educator workforce, some recipients of those funds still don’t know whether they’ll ever see their money again, and what they’ll do if they don’t. Two separate lawsuits have challenged the Trump administration’s February decision to terminate close to 140 Department of Education grants for teacher colleges, school districts, and education-focused nonprofits.

2 weeks ago | edweek.org | Olina Banerji

The number of districts that trained teachers on generative artificial intelligence more than doubled from 2023 to 2024, according to a new analysis by the research and policy firm RAND Corp. In the fall of 2024, 48 percent of districts reported they had trained teachers on AI use—up from 23 percent in the fall of 2023. RAND surveyed about 300 districts in 2024 and about 200 in 2023 and weighted their responses to make them representative of all public school districts.