Named after the hundred-eyed watchman of Greek myth, Argus watches the education landscape: spotting new opportunities, pressure-testing the ventures we're building, and tracing every read back to the real-world signals behind it.
The evidence library: the raw signals the pipeline is watching across the education ecosystem. Every idea is built from these.
Why honest naming matters in education redesign: distinguish R&D from implementation so leaders scale learning, not assumptions. The post When Scale Gets Ahead of Learning appeared first on Getting Smart .
School leaders everywhere are working to implement change--new initiatives, new instructional frameworks, new technologies, new approaches to student support.
When a school building fails, everything it supports comes to a halt. Learning stops. Families scramble. Community stability is shaken. And while fire drills and lockdown procedures prepare students and staff for specific emergencies, the buildings themselves often fall short in facing the unexpected.
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A report tracks 6,000 career pathways students after high school graduation. Some of the results offer clues about what students really learn.
After 20 years teaching high school math, I thought I understood why students struggled. Then I sat in my first professional learning session focused on early math and was humbled.
Districts nationwide are grappling with increased special education demands amid persistent staff shortages and compliance pressures.
In just one academic year, Marietta City Schools in Georgia saw the percentage of elementary English learners (ELs) working in or above grade level rocket from 11 percent to 67 percent.
Sixty-five percent of educators use AI to bridge resource gaps, even as platform fatigue and a lack of system integration threaten productivity, according to Jotform's EdTech Trends 2026 report.
Time-intensive home visits show promise.
A fictional space station orbiting the moon is turning into a real-world digital success story. Spacegate Station, a STEM series created in 2022 by Duval County Public School (DCPS) to support daily instruction, has unexpectedly taken off on YouTube, drawing sustained engagement from viewers far beyond the district.
When districts adopt evidence-based practices like Structured Literacy, it’s often with a surge of excitement and momentum. Yet the real challenge lies not in the initial adoption, but in sustaining and scaling these practices to create lasting instructional change.
With the new school year now rolling, teachers and school leaders are likely being hit with a hard truth: Many students are not proficient in reading.
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Imagine trying to teach a student how to navigate the city of New York in 2026 using a map from 1950. The streets have changed names, new bridges have been built, and the traffic patterns have completely changed and are unrecognizable.
Across the country, educators, parents, and policymakers are struggling with a question that schools can no longer afford to avoid: What role should cell phones play in today’s classrooms?
I was once asked during an icebreaker in a professional learning session to share a story about my last name. What I thought would be a light moment quickly became emotional.
Chronic absenteeism has stabilized at historically high levels, signaling a long-term engagement challenge rather than a short-term pandemic disruption, according to a new national white paper released by Concentric Educational Solutions.
Without a doubt, career and technical education (CTE) is priceless for high school students wanting to get real-world, hands-on job skills before they graduate and turn their interests into career paths.
Adopting the state-approved Bluebonnet Learning curriculum for elementary students will come with a funding boost of more than $3 million for the district, which also approved a $2 billion operating budget on Thursday. The post Houston ISD board unanimously approves controversial Bible-infused curriculum appeared first on District Administration .
Fayette County Public Schools has been mired in controversy over its financial situation in recent years, with district officials recently saying FCPS has misstated its finances since at least 2008 and has much less money than previously thought. The post Fayette County superintendent files ‘whistleblower’ complaint after being put on leave appeared first on District Administration .
Sentara Health's virtual nursing partner program is helping give time back to night shift nurses, says this CNO. HealthLeaders spoke to Amber Price , senior vice president and enterprise CNO at Sentara Health , about the challenges nurses face on the night shift and how bringing in virtual nursing partners can help. Tune in to hear her insights. Click here to read the accompanying article. Pillar: CNO Image: Tags: innovation nurses nursing staff technology telemedicine training Secondary Pillars: CNO Article Type: Analysis Published Date: Monday, June 15, 2026 Hide sidebars: Render small main image:
Teacher stress declined modestly in 2026, but teachers were still far more likely than similar working adults to report higher stress, worse well-being and greater financial strain, extending a pattern that has persisted since 2021, according to new RAND research.
How much longer will we keep trying to solve our nation’s dismal math proficiency problem by writing new math problems? Clearly, if that was the answer, it would have worked by now--but it hasn’t.
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Recent policy shifts have caused significant uncertainty in K-12 education funding, especially for technology initiatives. It’s no longer business as usual. Schools can’t rely on the same federal operating funds they’ve traditionally used to purchase technology or support innovation.
AI is here, and it’s moving fast. For schools, that speed is both an opportunity and a risk: The right tools can transform learning, but the wrong ones can compromise data, equity, and instructional goals.
Imagine students who understand how government works and who see themselves as vital contributors to their communities. That’s what happens when students are given opportunities to play a role in their school, district, and community.
Summer is full of learning opportunities that many children miss. When back-to-school season begins, some kids are already starting behind. That's all due to a lack of access to high-quality programs and resources.
Texas faces a widening gap between high school completion and college readiness. Educators are already doing important and demanding work, but closing this gap will require systemic solutions, thoughtful policy, and sustained support to match their efforts.
If you’re feeling a bit sluggish (rightly so), most likely your students are. It may not feel like they are the prime audience for learning about multiplication, division, or decimals.
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School buildings quietly shape everything that happens inside them. When systems work as intended, learning moves forward uninterrupted. When they fail, instruction, safety, and trust can unravel quickly.
To have a sustainable workforce in 2026, CNOs must partner closely with CHROs and other TA leaders to streamline recruiting and do more than make roles appealing to applicants. To get a better understanding of the role talent acquisition plays in the nursing pipeline, I spoke to Jennifer Spinelli , director of system talent acquisition at Beebe Healthcare , about how the organization leverages partnerships and data to build a more sustainable workforce. Tune in to hear her insights. Pillar: CNO Image: Tags: nurses nursing recruitment staff staffing Secondary Pillars: CNO Article Type: Analysis Published Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026 Hide sidebars: Render small main image:
Here is a lesson for you: If you wait until the first day of school to address attendance, you've already lost the battle.
The biggest problem in education is that kids aren’t showing up to school. Last year, 26 percent of students missed a month of class or more, leading to dramatic declines in academic performance.
About one in four teachers say their schools don’t give students zeroes. And nearly all of them hate it.
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Recent findings on the negative impacts of AI on learning might be sparking national debate, but they are unsurprising to learning scientists.
When you walk into a math classroom in Charleston County School District, you can feel the difference. Students aren’t just memorizing steps--they’re reasoning through problems, explaining their thinking, and debating solutions with their peers.
New York is currently standing at a historic crossroads. With a rare alignment of executive leadership in Albany and NYC and a tireless advocacy community, the state is poised to transform the promise of universal early childhood education (ECE) into a reality for tens of thousands of families.
AI is now at the center of almost every conversation in education technology. It is reshaping how we create content, build assessments, and support learners. The opportunities are enormous.
Traditional education models rely on providing rigid pathways for students to follow. They learn a particular way to solve problems and focus on achieving specific outcomes, rather than focusing on the creative ways that outcome can be achieved.
In a world dominated by screens offering all sorts of diversions, writes early education teacher Hema Khatri, children need help recapturing their ...
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In schools across the country, teacher turnover and burnout have reached crisis levels. Educators are stretched thin, often working in isolation, and many professional learning communities (PLCs) fail to deliver meaningful results.
Rural healthcare organizations have both advantages and disadvantages compared to urban health systems, says this CNO. HealthLeaders spoke to Holly Davis , CNO at Bingham Health , about the challenges facing rural health systems and the importance of population health and preventative care. Tune in to hear her insights. Pillar: CNO Image: Tags: leadership nurses nursing population health rural health Secondary Pillars: CNO Article Type: Analysis Published Date: Friday, May 29, 2026 Hide sidebars: Render small main image:
There is a period in the school leadership journey that we do not talk about enough: the time between earning an administrative license and actually becoming a school leader.