Cambridge Public School District

IEI:Lead's Aspiring Superintendent Institute Celebrates Appointments of Two Program Participants

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Institute for Education Innovation (IEI), a national school superintendent think tank that serves as the bridge between district leaders and the K-12 industry to develop solutions to the greatest challenges in public education, announces the appointment of two of its IEI:Lead Aspiring Superintendent Institute participants, Dr. Barbara Mullen and Dr. Joe Mullikin, to the prestigious role of school district superintendent.

Key Points: 
  • Dr. Barbara Mullen will serve as superintendent of the Rush-Henrietta School District in Henrietta, New York, and Dr. Joe Mullikin in the Meridian School District in Stillman Valley, Illinois.
  • Dr. Mullen was most recently the assistant superintendent of the Cambridge Public School District in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and also previously served as the chief equity officer at Providence Public Schools.
  • Dr. Mullikin has served as the principal of Highland Elementary School since 2017, and is an adjunct professor at Judson University.
  • Aspiring Superintendent students have the option to get continuing education credits through IEI's partnership with Howard University.

ParentSquare to Participate in SXSW EDU 2022 Session "Cracking the Code for Improved Family Engagement"

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

To help educators devise effective engagement strategies, ParentSquare will moderate a panel session on "Cracking the Code for Improved Family Engagement'' during the 2022 SXSW EDU Conference & Festival in Austin, Texas.

Key Points: 
  • To help educators devise effective engagement strategies, ParentSquare will moderate a panel session on "Cracking the Code for Improved Family Engagement'' during the 2022 SXSW EDU Conference & Festival in Austin, Texas.
  • Representatives from two districts and Family Engagement Lab will join as panelists.
  • The 2022 SXSW EDU Conference & Festival takes place March 7-10.
  • ParentSquare is relied upon by millions of educators and families in 44 states for unified, effective school communications.

Teaching about slavery

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

The vacuum created by our public-school teaching has been filled by many myths about slavery.

Key Points: 
  • The vacuum created by our public-school teaching has been filled by many myths about slavery.
  • But slavery existed in all 13 colonies, she writes.
  • Asking how to teach about slavery is a little like asking why we teach at all, Blight writes.
  • How can we not teach about this deeply human and American story and so many others like it?