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How to Create Strong Teacher Induction
Effective induction programs are a key part of keeping great teachers. This post explores ways to create a strong induction program.
Why Teacher Induction Is the Missing Link in Ed Prep
And How CarolinaTIP Is Getting It Right
Teacher induction is an important part of school leadership, but it can be difficult to know how best to run your induction program. In this post, we look at how CarolinaTIP’s induction program is doing things so well.
Teacher Induction Essentials
For Every School Leader
Keeping the teachers you have is more cost-effective than hiring new teachers each year. That is just one reason that teacher induction is so important. In this post, we talk about teacher induction essentials that every school leader should be using.
AI in Education Series Part 6: How to Pick an AI Tool for Your School
This is the final post in our series exploring the four pillars from Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom. This time, we discuss the checklist that goes along with this report and examine ways that you can pick AI tools for your school.
AI in Education Series Part 5: Developing Ethical and Proficient AI Users
This is the fifth post in our series exploring the four pillars from Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom. This time, we discuss ways that teachers can help students become ethical and efficient AU users of the future..
Believe : What Jason Adair (and Ted Lasso) Taught Us About Coaching
In the last post from our 2025 Coaching for Change Conference series, we look at lessons from Ted Lasso on what it means to be a good coach…whether that is instructional or sports.
AI in Education Series Part 4: How Teachers Can Use AI to Support Personalized Learning—Without Overcomplicating It
This is the fourth post in our series exploring the four pillars from Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom. In this one, we talk about ways that AI can be useful in creating personalized learning plans for students.
Blowing the Whistle on Coaching: Maximizing Impact in Education
In the second-to-last post from our 2025 Coaching for Change Conference series, we look at why “blowing the whistle” every once in a while can be really good for an instructional coach to try.
AI in Education Series Part 3: How AI Can Lighten the Load for Teachers—Without Taking Over
This is the third post in our series exploring the four pillars from Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom. In this post, we discuss ways that AI can be used to help teachers streamline their administrative and planning tasks.
Differentiated Coaching, Real Results: 7 Lessons for School Leaders That David Seale Taught Us About Supporting Every Teacher
In this post from our 2025 Coaching for Change Conference series, we look at lessons for school leaders in why creating differentiated coaching support for your team makes a huge difference in teacher retention and school culture.
AI in Education Series Part 2: How to Design Cognitively Demanding Tasks—With a Little Help From AI
This is the second post in our series exploring the four pillars from Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom. In this post, we talk about how to create cognitively demanding tasks that get students thinking, with a little help from AI.
What Stuck With Coaches: Top Takeaways From Day 1 of the 2025 Coaching for Change Conference
In the latest post in our 2025 Coaching for Change Conference series, we look at what attendees took away from Day 1 of the coaching conference.
AI in Education: Procurement, Professional Development and Postsecondary Progress — May Commission Meeting Recap
The SREB Commission on AI in Education met virtually in May. In this post, we look at what went on in this full commission meeting.
A Practical Guide for Educators: How to Start Using AI in Your Classroom Today
In this first post in our five-part series on our new report, Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom. We talk about what the report is, who it is for, and how you can get started using it today, no matter your current AI comfort level.
Vulnerability Is Not a Weakness: 5 Reasons Good Leaders (and Instructional Coaches) Aren’t Afraid of Being Vulnerable
In the third post in our Coaching for Change Conference insights blog series, we look at insights provided by Terri Seay Bryant on why being vulnerable is a great school leadership and instructional coaching trait.
Scooby-Dooby-Do You Know How to Maximize Your Coaching Support? 5 Mystery-Filled Tips From Kanisa Williams on How to IMPACT Your Teachers
In the second post in our Coaching for Change Conference insights blog series, Kanisa Williams from DeKalb County Schools in Georgia uses Scooby Doo to show you how instructional coaches can make a huge impact in their schools.
Slow Down to Speed Up: 7 Coaching Tips from Graham Fletcher
In this first post in our Coaching for Change Conference insights blog series, we look at seven lessons we got from Graham Fletcher’s opening address.
How Modernizing Teaching Will Recruit More Educators
It’s no secret that fewer individuals are pursuing teaching as a career. SREB reports on this data annually. It’s on our minds so much so that SREB recently pursued research around this topic with Vanderbilt University to study teacher labor markets, Gen Z’s interest in the profession and their feedback on teacher working conditions.
College Costs Are High — But Here’s the Progress We’re Seeing
College is expensive — there’s no denying that. And if you’ve followed conversations about college affordability, you’ve probably heard a lot about how discouragingly high the cost of attending college can be. I don’t disagree, and the data we analyzed definitely backed that up.
But here’s the thing: as I dug into the numbers, I didn’t just feel the usual frustration over rising costs — I actually felt a bit hopeful. Surprising, right? So, what stood out to me?
Pruitt in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 6 Education Priorities for Meaningful Change
Last month, SREB President Stephen L. Pruitt wrote an op-ed for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in which he contends that education is fundamental to sustaining U.S. leadership in innovation and global competitiveness.
In his column, Pruitt outlines six education priorities for fostering economic growth and creating a brighter future for all Americans.
The priorities are: