Nominations for the 2026 Barry Gaskins Mentor Legacy Award, Bob Grossman Leadership in School Communications Award, NSPRA Presidents Award and Learning and Liberty Legacy Leaders Recognition are now open.

In honor of Black History Month, Candice Grose, chief of communications for Portland Public Schools in Oregon, shares a powerful reflection on identity, voice and how a teacher’s belief helped transform personal storytelling into a lifelong calling.

This three-part series explores how to apply the strategic process of research, planning, implementation and evaluation (RPIE) to practical tools that shape communications success: job descriptions, performance evaluations and hiring interviews.

Unrest and fear caused by recent federal immigration enforcement actions have impacted many school communities and the work of school communicators to support their students, families and staff.

Thirty leaders from school systems across the United States were selected for the 2025-26 honor, which recognizes innovative superintendents in their first five years for outstanding leadership in fostering meaningful, two-way communication and strengthening community engagement.