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Today we delve into the critical issue of teacher shortages – and how mentoring programs can be a game-changer. Lynette Thorstensen, a PD sp...
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What if you could hear from leaders in school systems all around the country? People who are finding innovative ways to solve problems and make strategic decisions as they work to hire, deve...

Today we delve into the critical issue of teacher shortages – and how mentoring programs can be a game-changer. Lynette Thorstensen, a PD sp...

What is a Registered Apprenticeship Program in education? And how can it help school districts solve the teacher shortage? Andrea Dickson, D...

This episode of Field Trip looks at highlights from the inaugural edition of “K-12 Lens,” an annual survey report from the Frontline Researc...

Diving into the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) in K-12 education, with a focus on its implications for educators, admini...

In this episode of Field Trip, we dive into the crucial role of parent involvement in special education. Dr. Kristen Williams, Executive Dir...

In this 4th and final episode of our series on workforce oversight, Frontline Education’s Mitch Welch and Dr. Sundie Dahlkamp, Executive Dir...

Welcome to the third episode in a short series on workforce oversight in school districts! Once again, we welcome Frontline Education’s Mitc...

“Position management” may not win the award for Most Exciting Phrase anytime soon, but it’s a vital concept in education — and has a real im...

This episode of Field Trip is the first in a four-episode series about workforce oversight in K-12, with Mitch Welch from Frontline Educatio...

In this conversation with Dr. Maria Vasquez, the Superintendent of Orange County Public Schools in Orlando, Florida, we discuss the enrollme...

‘Tis the season: as we approach the end of the year, families are preparing to gather over festive meals, students will head home for winter...

Sam Kirk is the Director of Finance and Operations at Armstrong School District in western Pennsylvania. As industry has dwindled, student e...

In Hanover County Public Schools, there's a shift happening... something bubbling up from deep within the Curriculum & Instruction Departmen...

Portman Wills believes money is key to solving the substitute shortage — even if districts can’t raise substitute teacher wages. Substitute...

In 2022, Kelly Coash-Johnson joined a webinar with Frontline Education and EdWeek, and shared five “shifts” or practices that the American A...

When trying to fill teaching positions, what can school districts do that goes beyond simply posting jobs in more locations? Dr. Jon Isaacso...

The teacher shortage has been in the news for years — but especially since 2020, nationwide concern has reached new levels. But... Pennsylva...

“If you don’t know where you’ve been, you don’t know where you’re going.” That’s what Derick Sibley, MBA, RTSBA, SFO, Director of Finance an...

School districts collect a wealth of data — data that often lives in various disconnected systems or spreadsheets that make it difficult to...

School business officials have a crucial role to play for school districts. Not only are they in charge of balancing the budget for the scho...

School district negotiations with teachers unions can be challenging. School business officials not only have multiple stakeholders to work...

Note: This episode was originally released in 2018, but with districts around the country facing a worsening substitute shortage in 2021, th...

Schools are swimming in data — but there’s a difference between having data and using it to make better decisions. Since early 2020, most pe...

While most people might picture buses, crowded hallways, and teachers working in bustling classrooms, the behind-the-scenes work is just as...

It’s no secret that when students have teachers of the same race or ethnicity, they tend to do better academically. Yet people of color make...

After nearly a year of remote learning, hand washing, and six-feet-apart staying, who’s doing not doing okay? The answer is… quite a few of...

School closures have been tough for everyone. Administrators, district leadership, teachers, and families raced to adapt to new teaching and...

Over the past 10 years, anxiety disorders among adolescents has risen 17%. Serious depression has gone up 80%. Suicide attempts are startlin...

While schools are wrestling with how to re-open in the fall, Robin Cogan says there’s one perspective that is especially critical to conside...

When Stephen was in school, his hand was always raised. A mind brimming with ideas, a packed schedule because he wanted to be involved in ev...

Right now, schools are closed across the country, as we all try to stay safe and healthy. But we all know that for educators and for parents...

“You could have a great conversation with somebody, you could talk about [teaching practice] and then, all of a sudden: ‘Okay, what was my r...

The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System used to outsource their substitute teacher program. But in 2014, they decided to bring it ba...

Racial equality is an important factor in ensuring every student has access to the general education curriculum. But equity in special educa...

In Louisiana, 1969: “separate but equal” is a thing of the past – in theory. In practice, schools are largely still divided along racial lin...

Note: This episode is a rebroadcast, and originally aired on July 20, 2018. A few miles east of Cleveland, Cleveland Heights University Heig...

DISCLAIMER: Frontline Education does not provide legal advice. Please consult your district’s legal counsel before taking action on anything...

Indian Hill Exempted Village School District is not large, but it has a great reputation and a culture of achievement. Like any fruitful org...

No Child Left Behind… Race to the Top… the Every Student Succeeds Act. All have had significant impact on teacher evaluations. Over time, ha...

In the early 2000’s, Greece Central School District in New York had 25 full-time mentor teachers. After the 2008 financial crisis, that numb...

What is the single biggest thing that school leaders can do to impact student outcomes? According to Ted Neitzke, it’s to create the conditi...

As a parent, learning your child has a learning disability or other special need comes with a whirlwind of emotion. “Who will take care of t...

Paul O’Neill and Dennis Griffin, Jr. are principals in schools hundreds of miles apart — yet they regularly encourage and challenge each oth...

Adam Brown, Ed.D. is an assistant principal for Virginia Beach City Public Schools. As a new teacher, there were days he wanted to call it q...

Sheila B. Robinson, Ed.D., has spent decades in education, as a classroom teacher as well as working with adults in professional learning an...

Ian? He’s of Generation X. Erin is squarely in the Millennial camp. Today on Field Trip, they explore the differences between the five diffe...

Garland Independent School District serves thousands of dyslexic students. Dyslexia is a learning disability that has profound effects on st...

Teaching today is more demanding than ever — and whether or not that leads to stress and exhaustion is often up to the principal and how he...

From lunch-and-learns and chat-and-chews to food trucks and taking events out into the community, Hatboro-Horsham High School principal Denn...

In our interview, we asked Bruce Chaffin about: The 33″ of rain that Livingston Parish got in a 24-hour span, and the impact it had on the d...