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On Leadership: Rethinking the role of the district curriculum leader by Starr, Joshua P.

“…Expertise about how best to address the challenges schools face does not reside solely in the central office. Columnist Joshua P. Starr discusses how district…”
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On Leadership: What should students learn? by Starr, Joshua P.

“…Despite significant societal changes, the high school experience hasn’t changed much in recent decades. Joshua P. Starr reflects on his own high school…”
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On Leadership: A value proposition for a new era by Starr, Joshua P.

“…Events of recent years have led many students and parents alike to question why schools work the way that they do. Students have asked why they should have to…”
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On Leadership: A leader’s equity journey by Starr, Joshua P.

“…Teresa Lance came to her position as assistant superintendent for equity and innovation in School District U-46 in Elgin, Illinois, after leaving a…”
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On Leadership: Expectations and exceptions by Starr, Joshua P.

“…It’s not always easy to balance high expectations with the need to make exceptions when students are struggling. The pandemic has made educators and the public…”
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On Leadership: The architecture of equity by Starr, Joshua P.

“…The work of a school leader can be compared to that of an architect, who must bring a team together to create something original on a solid foundation. Aaron…”
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On Leadership: Getting the community on the path toward equity by Starr, Joshua P.

“…Soon after Xavier Botana took over as superintendent of Maine’s Portland Public Schools, he realized that, despite the district’s professed commitment, efforts…”
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On Leadership: A solid transition process helps new leaders chart a clear course forward by Starr, Joshua P.

“…As new school leaders take over the district’s top jobs this fall, they and their communities face transitions. Joshua P. Starr explains that too many leaders…”
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On Leadership: Are we paying attention to the right things? by Starr, Joshua P.

“…Tools for monitoring student performance often cause parents, teachers, and students to focus on whether students are completing academic tasks up to a certain…”
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On Leadership: The voices we need to hear by Starr, Joshua P.

“…It’s understandable that federal education leaders, like Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, tend to focus on areas of broad agreement within education. But…”
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On Leadership: Why schools can’t “fail fast” by Starr, Joshua P.

“…Business leaders tout the benefits of decision-making processes that disrupt the status quo and enable their companies to “fail fast” and then move on to the…”
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On Leadership: Responding to COVID-19: Short- and long-term challenges by Starr, Joshua P.

“…In the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, school district leaders’ most immediate priority was to ensure that students have access to regular meals. However,…”
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On Leadership: Expect resistance by Starr, Joshua P.

“…Parent resistance to curricular changes has a long history, but the current objections to critical race theory and anti-racist education have been especially…”
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On Leadership: So you hired an equity leader. Now what? by Starr, Joshua P.

“…Across the country, many school districts are now creating new staff positions with titles like Chief Equity Officer and Director of Equity and Diversity,…”
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On leadership: When activists speak with sound and fury by Starr, Joshua P.

“…School board meetings have become increasingly contentious in recent months, but, as Josh Starr explains, the tactics activists are using are not new. During…”
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On leadership: Becoming Obi-Wan by Starr, Joshua P.

“…Drawing on the model of Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars, Josh Starr considers how school leaders who are no longer in their early career can continue to lead in…”
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On Leadership: What stories are we telling about our changing society? by Starr, Joshua P.

“…The release of new U.S. census data led many pundits to opine about what demographic changes mean for the future of the country. But, as Joshua P. Starr…”
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On Leadership: In equity efforts, which voices should be included — and excluded? by Starr, Joshua P.

“…In a time when political activists are raising controversy about schools’ pandemic responses and critical race theory, how can district leaders decide who to…”
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On Leadership: When conflict erupts, what’s a school system leader to do? by Starr, Joshua P.

“…In a politically charged environment, district leaders may face conflict over what kinds of content and messages are appropriate to share in schools. Josh…”
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On Leadership: Too much autonomy can mean too little equity by Starr, Joshua P.

“…District leaders often strive to give their principals as much autonomy as possible, focusing instead on putting the right people in place, getting consensus…”
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