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Principal Leadership and Effective Change

-Meria J. Carstarphen

Principals are the difference between a great school and a poor one! Great principals set high expectations and build positive school climates and cultures. As October is National Principals Month, we at NCEED celebrate the excellent work of great principals and the critical role they play in creating effective and lasting change.

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Numbers That Matter:

Reading Gaps and the Opportunity to Learn

-Bill Caritj, Staff Writer

Since 2013, Maryland students have experienced a decline in reading performance, falling from third to forty-first in the nation on the Grade 4 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Reading Assessment. This alarming decrease underscores the urgent need to address reading proficiency, particularly for students with reading deficiencies, those living in poverty, multilingual learners, and students of color.

Elevating Equity: Supporting Black Male Educators on the Path to National Board Certification

-Dr. Simone Gibson, Assistant Director, Literacy Pillar, and Esther Ward, National Board Certification Coordinator.

There are around 3.2 million full-time traditional public school teachers in the United States. Despite Black male students making up approximately 7.5% of the K–12 public school population, only 1.3% of teachers are Black males, highlighting a significant representation gap in the teaching workforce.

NCEED @ Work

NCEED welcomed 4th grade students from PS 156 in Long Island to the Morgan State campus on September 24. The school is the first to visit as part of the 2025-2026 Young Scholars Visitation Program.. NCEED expects as many as a dozen schools to visit the campus in the fall under the coordination of the fSTAR Pillar.