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Principal Street
by BAM Radio Network
The principal's role in education has always been essential, but the current education climate has made the job more complex, more challenging, and more taxing. Principal Street is where we share what's working as we learn, laugh, and lead.
Episodes
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The New Instructional Leadership Priority: Doing More Versus Doing What Actually Matters
What if some of the habits we praise in school leaders are actually holding schools back? Hustle culture, lone-wolf leadership, endless screen time, and the pressure to do it all are no longer sustainable. In this episode, we challenge what instructional leadership should look like in 2026. We...
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What School Leaders Who Build Trust In AI Do Differently
A lively and rich conversation among accomplished school leaders about their approach to building trust, clarity, and confidence among educators as they integrate AI into schools. Thy acknowledge the challenges, share their reasons for optimism and concern, and outline the human-centered…
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Putting Reading Science to Work: Start Doing This, Stop Doing That
This conversation explores the critical transition from adopting the science of reading to effectively implementing it in classrooms. The speakers discuss the importance of phonemic awareness, the role of data in literacy instruction, and the need for active engagement in learning. They emphasize...
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Myths and Misconceptions About Equity: Here’s How School Leaders Are Responding
In this episode of Principal Street, Rachael George, Latish Reed, and Dr. Rosa Isiah get real about what equity work actually looks like day to day—not the slogans, but the sustained, often messy work behind it. They focus on what educators can actually control—their sphere of influence—rather…
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The Path to Fearless Instruction
The conversation focuses on the lessons learned on 90/90/90 schools from the fearless instruction perspective on the importance of defining proficiency in nonfiction writing for students, emphasizing the need for clarity in expectations and understanding where students start. It discusses...
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Mic Drop 2025: How Principals Led Their Schools From Fear to Courage During a Chaotic Year
In a year marked by uncertainty and constant disruption, school principals were forced to lead in ways they never had before. This episode reflects on how leaders moved their communities from anxiety to action—navigating immigration fears, embracing transparency, strengthening belonging, and...
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AI and Reading: How Do We Help Students Cultivate the Habits, Focus, and Joy of Great Readers?
If you’ve ever caught yourself wondering how reading instruction should evolve in an AI-driven world, this episode is for you. We trace how literacy has moved from textbooks to tablets to intelligent tools — and explore what that shift means for your classroom. You’ll hear how AI and digital...
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Transforming School Culture Through Listening: The New Five Ear Model
Listening skills are more critical than ever. In this episode of Principal Street, the discussion centers on the crucial role of listening in educational leadership. The hosts explore how empathetic listening can transform school culture, empower staff and students, and enhance communication.…
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What Great Principals Are Doing Differently in 2025
A discussion about the essential qualities and actions that distinguish exceptional principals from their peers. They explore the importance of consistency, building relationships, and ensuring student success through effective leadership strategies. The dialogue emphasizes the role of teachers…
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Teacher Appreciation Week: How Does It Look, Feel and Sound When Your Staff Feel Valued?
As we begin Teacher Appreciation Week, we pause to consider the factors that effectively communicate, "We value you?" In practical terms, how does it look, feel, and sound in a school where staff truly feel valued? Listen in as two school principals and two professors of educational leadership...
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Belonging: Creating Schools Where Students Want to Learn and Teachers Want to Stay
This conversation examines the crucial question of how to foster a sense of belonging in schools, with a focus on the roles of administrators, teachers, and strategies to engage students. The discussion highlights the importance of adult relationships in fostering a sense of belonging, innovative...
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How Can School Leaders Chart a Path Forward in the Wake of the Recent NAEP Scores?
In this conversation, educators discuss the sobering NAEP results and the implications for student achievement. They emphasize the need for honesty in reporting student performance, the disconnect between grades and actual proficiency, and the importance of effective teacher preparation. The...
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How to Engage All Families and Communities Effectively
This conversation explores the critical role of community engagement in education, emphasizing the importance of including family voices in school improvement efforts. It discusses the need to break down silos within educational systems, ensuring that all students, especially those from...
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Special Report: How Teachers, and Administrators are Handling the New Mass Deportation at Schools Policy
This week, President Trump signed executive orders that profoundly affect teaching and learning. The most immediate involves mass deportation and authorizing immigration agents to make arrests at schools. To understand how the education community is navigating these developments, we contacted...
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Alternative Ways to Enhance Teacher Retention, Job Satisfaction, and Student Outcomes
This conversation explores the pressing need to reimagine the role of teachers in education to enhance teacher retention, job satisfaction, and student outcomes. The discussion highlights the importance of collaboration among educators, the necessity of adapting to changing educational needs, and...
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Enhancing How We Teach Multilingual Learners: A Practical Guide
How can we strengthen how we teach multilingual learners? We explore emerging best practices, including shifting from a deficit-based model, which focuses on what students can't do, to an asset-based model, which highlights students' strengths and abilities. Today, we discuss the need for...
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Boosting School Attendance: The Power of Welcoming Classrooms
A welcoming classroom can reduce student absenteeism, a challenge exacerbated post-Covid. Listen in as we explore strategies like fostering positive peer interactions, and emphasizing community and respect. The conversation includes personal anecdotes demonstrating the power of a nurturing...
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Leading the Way: Leveraging the Unique Strengths of Female Educators
Women dominate the ranks of classroom teachers but are not as broadly represented among school and district leaders. How can we support women school leaders and better use the unique qualities women can bring to leadership positions? Follow on Twitter: @arriaga_trudy @DrDBL @DrStacieStanley...
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Where Are These Kids? Finding, Supporting and Reengaging Our Missing Students
As we gear up to head back to school, we pause to think about the millions of students who fell between the cracks during the pandemic and did not return. How do we find them, support them and engage them this school year? Follow on Twitter: @ShantelMeek @ChildrensEquity @KarenDSouza4...
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Supporting Boomers to Zoomers: A School Leader’s Guide to Generational Differences
What do we need to understand the unique experiences, perspectives, and needs of school staff from the Silent Generation to Generation Z? Join us as we dig into what it takes to foster collaboration and empower every member of our school family to thrive. Follow on Twitter: @DrRachaelGeorge...
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Ending One Year, Hiring for the Next: A Second Look at the Four-Day School Week
It's hiring season, and principals are looking at creative ways to fill those teaching positions. It seems like a good time to take a second look at the four-day school week. Many schools have made the switch this year. How was their experience? Can a shorter school week help us attract and keep...
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Is Work Life Balance an Education Myth? It’s Complicated, but Here’s What Works
Many educators see work-life balance as a pipe dream detached from the realities of teaching. It’s certainly among the most elusive goals in education. But despite the complex forces pulling us out of balance every day, some educators have found ways to bring more stability, joy, and peace to…
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How We Can Lead Our Schools More Efficiently Through This Demanding Part of the School Year: Can ChatGPT Help?
This is the time of year when principals find themselves with one foot in the current year and the other planning the next. We invited a panel of veteran school leaders to explore how we can lead more efficiently during this time of year and whether ChatGPT can help. Follow on Twitter:...
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An Educator’s Guide to Speaking With Parents About ChatGPT
Everyone is talking about ChatGPT. Among the people we need to include in those conversations are parents. Join us as we talk about what parents need to understand about ChatGPT from an educational perspective. Follow on Twitter: @DrRachaelGeorge @bamradionetwork @jonHarper70bd @MajaliseTolan...
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The principal's role in education has always been essential, but the current education climate has made the job more complex, more challenging, and more taxing. Principal Street is where we share what's working as we learn, laugh, and lead.
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The principal's role in education has always been essential, but the current education climate has made the job more complex, more challenging, and more taxing. Principal Street is where we share what's working as we learn, laugh, and lead.
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