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In my over 25 years as an educator, I’ve learned a lot about education leadership with the understanding that leadership comes in many forms, and everyone has an important role to play in promoting excellence and reducing inequality in our schools.
Public Education Is in Trouble. Here’s Who Can Help
How K-12 leaders can work together more effectively This article was originally published in Education Week on August 29, 2025. By Jennifer Perry Cheatham, Sophia Roy, and Leah Rubin Education leaders at all levels are grappling with big challenges. Students and staff are still recovering from the pandemic. Declining enrollment threatens economic stability. And partisan politics has intensified in […]
‘I Don’t Know What to Do’: Facing Today’s Education Leadership Challenges
3 steps for creating a safe learning environment amid political storms This article was originally published in Education Week on June 17, 2024. By Jennifer P. Cheatham and Bonnie Lo These days, education leaders are responding to one political battle after another. Many of those challenges have sprung from the conservative right (e.g., anti-critical race […]
3 Skills to Help Leaders Navigate in Uncertain Times
Ed. leaders must pay deep attention to themselves, their communities, the nation, and the world This article was originally published in Education Week on June 12, 2024. By Jennifer P. Cheatham I have been working with my colleague, former school Superintendent Carl Cohn, on equity-focused political leadership for as long as we have known each […]
Can Superintendents’ Evaluation Lead to Their Own Growth?
Reflecting with candor on her own tenure in district leadership, the author details the challenge of making the process ‘protective, transparent and relational’