3 Special Sessions offered at the State Summer Leadership Summit
We are thrilled to offer three exclusive special sessions designed to enhance and strengthen leadership skills: ✅ Preparing for an Executive-Level Position Join us for an exclusive, power-packed special session […]
TALAS Summer Leadership Summit will be in El Paso!
Texas Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (TALAS)State Summer Leadership Summit Theme: “Elevating Your Voice Through ACTions and LEADership”Dates: Friday, May 16, 2025, and Saturday, May 17, 2025 […]
3-2-1: On the secret to self control, how to live longer, and what holds people back
I.
“There are two ways to live a longer life:
1) Biologically. Extend the timeline between your birth and your death.
2) Psychologically. Fit more lives into whatever time you are given.
Make each decade rich with experiences and perhaps you can live a handful of lives before you are done.”
II.
“Think about self-control less as the quality of a person and more as the quality of a place. There are some places and situations that lean toward lower self-control and others that lean toward higher self-control. Self-control is about your context as much as your character. Put yourself in good positions.”
What could schools expect under the new COPPA Rule?
Will the updated rule implementing the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act — finalized in the waning days of the Biden administration — be published by the Trump administration? What would it mean for schools if it remains intact?
Those are questions that school leaders are wondering about, as the future remains up in the air for the new rule implementing COPPA, a 26-year-old federal law that gives parents control over the data that websites collect from children younger than 13.
After Declaring NAEP Off-Limits, Education Department Cancels Upcoming Test
The U.S. Department of Education has abruptly canceled a national test of 17-year-olds after saying just last week that its recent round of cuts would not impact the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
One of three long-term studies that has measured student performance in math and reading since the 1970s, the assessment was set to begin in March and run through May.
But Westat, a research organization handling the assessment for the National Center for Education Statistics, notified state officials Wednesday that the department had canceled the test.
Why So Many Students Struggle With Math Anxiety—and How to Help
The employment future looks bright for people with strong math skills. But among the nation’s K-12 students, that represents a small and dwindling demographic.
Nearly 40 percent of 8th graders, and almost a quarter of 4th graders, demonstrated below basic proficiency on the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress, released in January. Meanwhile, employment in math occupations is slated to grow much faster than the average for all occupations, at least through 2033, experts project. Even some jobs that don’t require a college degree, like carpentry and mechanics, require basic algebra skills.
