Annual teacher departure rates in the United States have held steady at about 16% for most of the 21st century. This high turnover has serious consequences at both the school and student levels (Carver-Thomas and Darling-Hammond, 2017; Ingersoll, 2004; NCES, 2014; Ronfeldt et al., 2012). Moreover, as we emerge from the pandemic, teachers are…

Purpose: School leaders who articulate a desire to center equity in their schools often neglect to examine how racism persists in their parent and family engagement strategies. This oversight can reify structures that are oppressive and exclusionary to the marginalized families school leaders claim they want to engage. Research Methods/Approach:…

This qualitative phenomenology study examined parent liaisons and their lived experiences of collaboration and communication with families to support their children's social-emotional well-being before, during, and after the pandemic. Due to COVID-19, government restrictions mandated in-person learning shift to remote learning from March 2020 to…

School violence has been increasing in recent decades. Approximately 77% of public schools reported one or more crime incidents during the school year, amounting to 1.4 million incidents or 29 incidents per 1,000 students (U.S. Department of Justice, 2022). Education leaders continue to explore strategies to improve school safety and circumvent…

Regular attendance is integral for students' academic success; it also affects adolescents' physical and mental health. Very few studies consider (a) differences between partial- and full-day absences regarding chronic absenteeism (CA; missing school [greater than or equal to]15 days in an academic year); or (b) roles of school nurses in…

This study examines the work-life balance of Texas principals, focusing on role balance, overload, and ease and how these factors vary across different school levels when accounting for hours worked. Principals are critical to the success of schools but often face significant stress and burnout due to excessive job demands, long working hours, and…

The school principal's roles have become quite complex and strenuous causing an impact on school principals' job satisfaction. The problem that was addressed through this basic qualitative study was the low job satisfaction of school principals at a school district in California. The framework used for the study was the job demands and resource…

We examined how early childhood education and care (ECEC) centers supported families during the COVID-19 lockdown and whether the extent and type of support were associated with parental burnout. An online survey was filled out by 521 Finnish parents (88% mothers), and the data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U-test and analysis of covariance…

How can researchers better understand the mindsets of educators regarding their work with parents in order to build better relationships among adults to support each and every child? Before recently, a lack of clarity about the domain of educators' work when engaging with parents and caregivers stymied efforts to investigate educators' mindsets…

This report is the fourth in the COMPASS series, analysing a subsample of data from Professor Melinda Webber's Kia tu rangatira ai: Living, thriving and succeeding in education project. In this publication, we analyse responses from 1,665 whanau of Maori learners, focusing on three key areas: (1) whanau engagement; (2) whanau perceptions of…

In March 2022, curriculum content for teaching Aotearoa New Zealand's histories (ANZH) in the New Zealand Curriculum, and Te Takanga o te Wa (TToTW) in Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, was released and gazetted for schools and kura to begin using in 2023. This report provides insights into the thinking and practices of tumuaki (school leaders) and kaiako…

In their quest to further their understanding of the power of plática (authentic dialogue) in community engagement efforts, the researchers/practitioners embedded themselves in deep, critical conversations with family leaders from a community-based organization on issues of equity and excellence in education. The researchers/practitioners…

Student affairs practice must proactively address issues of access in the design and delivery of community service experiences. Gone are the days of presuming equitable access to opportunities. Recent research identifies significant barriers associated with financial security, familial responsibilities, time, and transportation as critical…

The purpose of this article is to promote a family-empowerment model to serve minoritized, young, twice exceptional (2e), dual language learner (DLL) Latinx children who are advanced in one or more preacademic areas and who receive early childhood special education (ECSE) services due to developmental delay and challenging behaviors. Through…

Purpose: The article's purpose is to highlight the nature and structure of collaborations and partnerships that school leadership engages with as they work with Ethnically and Linguistically Diverse Newcomer families, and the experiences the parents consider meaningful. We aim to provide insights for school leadership preparation and development…