After more than two decades as an educator and education leader, Antonio Garcia was excited to draw from his experience as he stepped into a ...
Like a new school year, a new calendar year elicits the excitement of new beginnings and a renewed energy for all the possibilities ahead. That ...
Read full articleThrough research and 20 years of experience working with nearly 14,000 education leaders across the country, we know that effective professional learning is critically important ...
Read full articleImagine walking into a classroom where students' identities are affirmed and reflected in the curriculum, where students are held to high expectations and given the ...
Read full articleOur hearts are heavy. Over the weekend, violent hate crimes ravaged communities in Buffalo, NY and Dallas, TX. In Buffalo, a white man opened fire ...
Read full article"It's not possible to learn the long, painful, complicated, beautiful, resilient, and magical history of being Black in the United States in 28 days - ...
Read full articleWishing you a joyful holiday season from our team at The Leadership Academy. Please take a minute to watch a holiday message from our President & CEO ...
Read full article“Are you teaching our children critical race theory?” “Are you indoctrinating our children?” School and school system leaders are increasingly getting these questions from parents and politicians as schools take on ...
Read full articleAs state and school system leaders consider how to spend the billions of dollars devoted to K-12 education through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) provisions of the American ...
Read full articleAt the NYC Leadership Academy, we are always looking to learn from other experts in education leadership and equity to inform and sharpen our work. That means we are ...
Read full articleJust as it is critical to bring together a diverse set of students to enhance learning, it is also imperative to recruit, retain, and properly develop and support a diverse pipeline of effective school and school system leaders.
Read full articleWelcome back and congratulations on a new school year! I hope your summer had the right mix of professional learning, planning, and relaxation. While the ...
Read full articleYoung people in the juvenile justice system are the most underserved students in the country. When justice jurisdictions design systems, education is rarely top of mind.
Read full articleWe took a deep look at the role of our principal supervisors. Over two years, we overhauled that role and created a principal coaching and mentoring program that is starting to show results in our schools. Here’s how we did it.
Read full articleWe take leaders to the point of discomfort so they can ultimately come out more confident, capable, and conscious of their capacity to make change effectively. Discomfort, in service of equity for all students, can be a catalyst for learning and transformation.
Read full articleTalking with a teacher about whom she is -- and is not -- calling on in class. Discussing the fact that some groups of students ...
Read full articleFifteen years ago, many of New York City’s schools were struggling with rapid principal turnover. On top of that, the city was expecting to lose half of its principals to retirement in the next few years, creating a system of potentially “leaderless” schools. The Leadership Academy launched in 2003 to fill this gap…
Read full article“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” These words are as true today as when poet Robert Burns wrote them hundreds of years ago. In schools, good planning articulates a vision for student success. Throughout my career as an educator, I have engaged in strategic planning.
Read full articleAt the The Leadership Academy, we continuously seek to improve our work by learning from the experiences and insights of others. #EquityReads 2017 offers a list of some of the books, articles, speeches, and films about racial equity that our staff members found compelling and useful in our work in 2017.
Read full articleWe recently shared the work that Principal Doris Lee of Village Academy in Queens has been doing with her staff to improve their relationships with ...
Read full articleIt’s the million-dollar question: What can principals do in their schools to make sure all students, regardless of race, culture, background, are given opportunities to ...
Read full articleI didn’t know I was supposed to be a failure until I was in college, and at that point it was too late for them ...
Read full articleYou need to find in your heart that small spark of accountability. What is there that I can do to make the world a better ...
Read full articleAs the school year winds down, this is a time of transition not only for students, but for some school leaders who are moving into ...
Read full articleTough questions come up every day in education: What do I need to do as a principal to compel my teachers to stick around for ...
Read full articleFrom the presidential debate podiums to city streets across America, 2016 was a year of heated discussion and protest about race and culture and the ...
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