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The Iowa AEA State Network: A Model Regional Governance Entity
The Iowa AEA State Network: A Model Regional Governance Entity Ronald S. Fielder, Ph.D. Robert “Bob” Stephens, Ph.D. Posthumous, March 16, 1929 – February 8, 2017 August 25, 2016 Revised May, 2018 This is the revised Executive Summary of a much more comprehensive article/monograph finalized in August of 2016. The full article is available from AESA and/or…
Read MoreFinding Teachers in Our Own Back Yard
One agency’s solution to the teacher shortage crisis in Washington state Washington’s demand for teachers increased by 250 percent between 2010 and 2015, according to Washington state’s Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) (WA Office of PI, April 2018). School district human resources directors attested to the need in a fall 2016 survey by the state…
Read MoreA Historic Look: Creating Pathways to Becoming an Antiracist Multicultural Organization (Part I)
(Part I of a two-part series) By Melia LaCour Executive Director, Equity in Education, Puget Sound Educational Service District Educational Service Agencies (ESAs) are uniquely positioned to provide catalytic leadership for widespread, socially just, educational transformation. By building their own capacity to dismantle the institutional racism entrenched in our educational system, ESAs, in collaboration…
Read MoreIncreasing Social Capital in Appalachia
Developing an understanding of what conditions are necessary for student agency to have an impact on community vitality By Joseph Goins Executive Summary In the spring of 2017, Digital Promise, along with the Kauffman Foundation, sponsored a planning grant to research the nature of education innovation clusters (EICs). The research was aimed at addressing the…
Read MoreA response to Olwell and Welby Perspectives article
Introduction: In a recent Perspectives article, Different Structures, Different Worlds: ESAs Serving Students and Districts in Michigan and Massachusetts, Olwell and Welby compared ESAs in Michigan to Massachusetts. In her response article below, Dr. Schuman more closely examines the work of ESAs in Massachusetts. Read the original article here, published February 2018 A response to Olwell and…
Read MoreLearning Experience Labs Benefit Students
Learning Experience Labs Classroom Designs to Fit Today’s and Tomorrow’s Learners A unique collaboration of ESC Region 12, Baylor University and Huckabee Architects explores the next generation of classroom innovations By Jerry Maze and Jennifer Marshall-Higgins, Education Service Center Region 12 Like other education service agencies, ESC Region 12 is in a unique position to…
Read MorePartnerships Create Culturally Responsive PD
Cross-sector partnerships result in technology infused, culturally responsive, professional development for teachers in Alaska By John Fitzgerald SERRC (Southeast Regional Resource Center) in Alaska has embarked on a three-year teacher education project that could have far-reaching effects not only for minority students across the state but also for students throughout the country. SERRC, Alaska’s education…
Read MoreComparing ESA Roles
Different Structures, Different Worlds: ESAs Serving Students and Districts in Michigan and Massachusetts By Russell Olwell and Kathryn Welby Merrimack College Introduction: Comparing and contrasting the role of ESAs in two states Educational Service Agencies, or ESAs, are a key part of the nation’s educational infrastructure, but their forms and roles can vary greatly between…
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