Survey data from AASA’s mid-decade superintendent study points to an evolving job description.

Breaking stories and latest news trends from state capitals across the country. Relentless reporting on democracy, environment, education, civil rights, and more.

This issue examines various subjects relevant to managing public schools today, including summer learning, coaching of superintendents and more.

A high school junior, raised in the public eye with a school system leader as parent, provides some coping mechanisms for those in his situation.

Superintendents’ preferences of literature related to educational leadership.

Conversations with students hold immense value for those in school leadership.

The give and take of educators empowering their charges to have a meaningful impact.

In a New Jersey district, student voice is built into how leadership listens, evaluates and improves practice.

Four guiding principles for locating and retaining the best talent.

Resources, guidance and policy updates for schools & districts regarding school nutrition.

In turning away from a doctoral pursuit, a superintendent revisits her beliefs about what goals are important to her sense of self-worth.

Nearly a third of districts said they’re transferring funds from other programs to cover extra fuel costs, a survey by AASA, ASBO and NAPT found.

A three-point blueprint used by a school district to turn structural savings into staff salary support.

Four guiding principles for locating and retaining the best talent.

Use artificial intelligence to save you time, then reinvest that time in relationships and feedback.

The pathway to the superintendency differs for women and men.

Ensure your tools for high-stakes staff performance decisions are guided by research-based vehicles that are reliable, valid, unbiased and fair.

An Illinois superintendent draws on her recent book to provide advice on the quiet power of helping others rise.

When drops in district enrollment require a reorganization, superintendents can carry out the difficult task with humanity and sensitivity.

Six principles drawn from the author’s toolbox for navigating one’s path as a superintendent.

How might a school district comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s call for reasonable accommodations when a parent objects to a classroom lesson?

From her time in the classroom, a mental wellness advocate questions some ongoing practices for magnifying students’ fears.

How employee retention and satisfaction reflect the state of a school district’s leadership.

What’s behind the success of a school board that has had to hire only six superintendents, all internally, over the past 42 years?

David Sciarretta, a veteran California-based superintendent, interviews author Amanda Ripley about her notion of positive conflict in the work lives of education leaders today.

Superintendents reflect on leadership isolation and how authentic connection became the antidote. A powerful lesson for school leaders.

Executive search consultants testify to the most desired skill that school boards seek when hiring a new leader.

Four AI-driven strategies for improving families’ use of the school district’s website.

Leaning into uncertainties with resilience and mentorship, not fluffy affirmations, to take on feelings of impostor syndrome.

At pivotal career points, superintendents navigate the gap between personal values and public expectations.

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A Sidelight on Theodore Stevens, an Indiana superintendent who collects farm tractors — dozens of them.

Moving AASA’s Public Education Promise forward as a shared vision for the future of public schools.

How the author makes his electronic communication as superintendent more effective and less time-consuming.

Extreme measures don’t prepare students for a rapidly changing world of technology, argues this Pennsylvania superintendent.

Integrating community activities and engaging on social media helped the AASA president reframe his district.

Using ChatGPT to collect and analyze data efficiently, in this debut of a monthly column on leadership uses for artificial intelligence.

A rising tally of superintendents rely on attorneys to negotiate their work pacts.

Learning redesign in a suburban district makes career readiness central to everyone’s academic and personal growth in high school.

Integrating community activities and engaging on social media helped the AASA president reframe his district.