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Maddin, Brent W.; Mahlerwein, Randy L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2022
During a time when teacher turnover is high, retention is low, and some positions go unfilled for years at a time, the conditions have never been more favorable to redesign the fundamental way we staff our nation's schools. Brent W. Maddin and Randy L. Mahlerwein describe how Arizona's Mesa Public Schools and Arizona State University are working…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Labor Turnover, Public Schools, College School Cooperation
Epstein, Joyce L.; Boone, Barbara J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2022
The Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center (OhSFEC) is implementing a comprehensive, scalable approach to enact state policy for family and school engagement at local levels. Joyce Epstein and Barbara Boone report how OhSFEC's research-based design, implementation, and evaluation of a leadership ladder has enabled state leaders to support…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Partnerships in Education, Family School Relationship, Leadership Responsibility
Reutzel, D. Ray; Fawson, Parker C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2021
The education model in which a single teacher instructs a single classroom of students has been remarkably persistent, but teacher shortages, low morale, and poor teacher retention are signs that it's not working well for teachers. Ray Reutzel and Parker Fawson describe how Utah's Center for the School of the Future is seeking to redesign the…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Design, Educational Change, Master Teachers
Bornfreund, Laura; Ewen, Danielle – Phi Delta Kappan, 2021
Every year, children enter PreK and kindergarten with varied early education experiences, and the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the problem. The need to respond to students' changing situations gives school districts and states an opportunity to reconsider how they are helping children and their families make the transition into kindergarten.…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Kindergarten, Transitional Programs, Alignment (Education)