It has long been told that the power of our voice is often found in our stories. Stories of leadership. Stories of overcoming challenges....

I just love this time of year. A new school year is ready to begin. And as we welcome back new staff and new students, a certain sense of...

Are companies different when led by women? Are school districts? The Wall Street Journal recently reported that leadership teams...

Here in California, not all school districts started the 2016/17 school year in rare form. Oakland Unified had some 400 vacant teaching...

Professional growth is one of the few ways to really focus on student learning and academic achievement. Supporting teachers and...

Close reading is a strategy where readings are repeated and discussions are focused on the text in order to increase text comprehension....

Here I sit, on the precipice of planning a statewide leadership conference for public school administrators in November 2017. But I'll be...

In an era where politics is covering issues of diversity, and not always in a positive light, the efforts of leveling playing fields of...

Four years ago, while a Director at the Santa Clara County Office of Education, I attended a three day Buck Institute training for...

Now that most schools are out of session for the summer, the celebration of graduations and promotions is about over. And certainly,...

Success isn't always based on skill, talent or experience. Sometimes it is simply based on opportunity. And often that opportunity came...

It is simply not possible to watch this video and not feel that a happy life is possible, likely because you'll find that whatever is...

There is something to be said for not knowing everything. Because in not knowing comes knowing through learning. Only a wise person can...

I've followed the work of Liz Wiseman for years. Her efforts around building teams and people is well know in the education ranks here in...