A girl and a boy hold up the weeds that they have pulled from a vegetable garden.

LEADERSHIP

Opening Bell: Honoring creativity

Magna Awards, student mental health, and project-based learning are among the issues that Publisher Renée Joe highlights in this edition of ASBJ. 

Leadership Matters: Everything old is new again

Education practices, like jean styles, swing in and out of favor, writes NSBA Executive Director and CEO John Heim. Returning curriculum development and approval to the local level is a welcome reappearance, he says.

President’s Perspective: Every student matters

In his final column as NSBA President, Frank Henderson Jr., reflects on the roots of his passion for public education.

FEATURES

2023 Magna Awards: Grand Prize Winners

Three school districts awarded top prizes for innovation and creativity in solving a district challenge.

2023 Magna Awards: Silver Award Winners and Honorable Mentions

Fifteen districts recognized for innovation and creativity in solving a district challenge.

Breaking Barriers

Rural schools overcome stigma and lack of access to bring mental health services to their students.

Learning by Doing

Iowa high school program study shows project-based learning teaches students essential life skills

The First Amendment and Public Schools

The wall of separation between church and state: Lessons from the Supreme Court’s 2021 term.

Book Review:  Teaching Machines

The history of personalized learning

Q&A: National Rural Teacher of the Year Ty White

Rural schools share many common challenges with urban and suburban schools, including students’ increasing need for social and emotional supports, says Ty White, who is both the National Rural Teacher of the Year and the Arizona Teacher of the Year.

URBAN ADVOCATE

Doing the Work: New CUBE steering committee chair brings unique perspective to his role

Gill Garrett, chair of Michigan’s Pontiac School District Board of Education and chair of the CUBE Steering Committee, is steadfast in his support of urban school board leadership. 

SOUNDBOARD

Communications: Marketing as a Force for Good

Founder of the ‘Make It Movement’ wants to help students who aren’t college-bound.

Research: Culture-based STEM for Native Students

Rethinking math instruction to combat low achievement scores.

Equity: The Yellow School Bus Goes Electric

Electric buses can solve equity and environmental issues.

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It’s Time to Look at Educator Time!

Improving the Superintendent Search Process