Tag: team-based staffing

Susana Cordova and Carole Basile talk via Zoom.

How the 2026 Strategic School Staffing Summit reflects a turning point in the field

The seventh annual Strategic School Staffing Summit, hosted by Arizona State University’s Next Education Workforce™ initiative, took place Feb. 4–5, 2026, and featured more than 30 virtual sessions on how schools, systems and states are building and sustaining team-based staffing models, reflecting a field gaining traction and moving toward scale.

A photo of the kindergarten classroom of De Werkplaats

Dutch ingenuity in education: Building educator teams with purpose

Dating back to the early 20th century, the Dutch have approached schooling not as a fixed structure, but as something that can — and should — be shaped by purpose. Saxion University of Applied Sciences’ partnership with ASU and the Next Education Workforce™ marks a new chapter: one where Dutch and American educators learn from each other.