Chief Francis started with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office in November 2007. He oversees the Department of School Safety and is responsible for direct oversight of the increasing demands and ...

Over a 30-year span, Gladys I. Cruz has established a distinguished career in education as a teacher and leader at the local, regional and state levels. As District Superintendent for Questar III, Dr.

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This issue explores various types of literacy and how school districts are teaching much-needed lifelong skills.

As education leaders, we must create space for school-based teams to take calculated risks and make bold, student-centered changes.

Personal finance data demonstrate the importance of inclusive and equitable instruction, according to the National Endowment for Financial Education.

High school students in Colquitt County, Ga., benefit from systemic literacy intervention across the curriculum. PHOTO COURTESY OF COLQUITT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT This scenario took place just last ...

When students are acquiring foundational literacy skills, it’s beneficial to teach them how to decode words along with how to encode, or spell, them.

Training for teachers on improving writing instruction in Monroe, La., came from The Writing Revolution. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WRITING REVOLUTION Serena White, an administrator in the Monroe, La., ...

With a boost from a state initiative, Russellville, Ala., recommits to the science of reading.

For school districts considering physical literacy, I believe our decade of experience in West Vancouver, British Columbia, offers some helpful suggestions. Strategic priority. Include physical ...