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How to work with our editorial department

We are always looking for story ideas as well as experts and educators who can be sources for our articles. We also want to hear about how school districts are solving challenges. Below are several ways to get involved with our editorial department.

Sources for Stories

Visit our Sources for Stories page to see if we are currently seeking sources for any stories. You can also contact ManagingÌýEditor Matt Zalaznick or Education Staff Writer Micah Ward to pitch your story idea.

Submitting a Press Release or Pitch

  • Please note that we no longer publish press releases from companies on our website or press release summaries in our magazine. If you wish to submit press releases to our staff, please use the email addresses provided above.
  • When sending a story pitch, please do not submit to multiple editors without being transparent about that within the same email.

Column Submissions

2025 ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø Editorial Calendar

JAN

  • Leadership: Superintendent longevity
  • Policy: Trump admin impact on K12 education
  • FETC Wrap-up
  • EdTech Trends: Equity and Access Special Ed

National Mentoring Month • Food Service Month • School Board Appreciation Month

FEB

  • Leadership: How to lead change management
  • Superintendents to follow on social media
  • EdTech trends
  • Leader profiles: Black educators making big impacts.

Career and Technical Education Month – Gap Year Awareness Month – Financial Aid Awareness Month – National Library Lovers Month – American Heart Month School Bus Driver Appreciation

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SPRING ISSUE (March-May)

  • Leadership: Crisis management
  • Strategies for Women in K12 leadership
  • EdTech: FETC Wrap-up

MARCH

  • Strategies for Women in K12 leadership
  • Summer School: What is the future of “summer school†after push for academic recovery post-COVID
  • EdTech trends

National Developmental & Disability Awareness Month – Women’s History Month Gender Equality Month – Ethics Awareness Month – Music in our Schools Month

APRIL

  • Leadership: Crisis management
  • Best Start Ever: Share effective strategies for a smooth back-to-school transition, including community building, setting academic expectations, and establishing routines.
  • EdTech trends

National Financial Literacy Month – Stress Awareness Month – National Occupational Therapy Month – Community Service Month – Counseling Awareness Month – School Library Month

MAY

  • Leadership: Self-care for superintendents
  • Behavior: What best practices are districts adopting
  • Superintendents to follow on social media
  • EdTech trends

PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK (4-10) | TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK (5-9) – Graduation Season – Mental Health Month – National Physical Fitness &Sports Month – Better Hearing and Speech Month

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SUMMER ISSUE (June-August)

JUNE

  • Leadership: School board relations
  • K12 policy update
  • EdTech trends
  • Leadership: School board relations
  • Behavior: What best practices are districts adopting
  • EdTech: Change management
  • ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø Top 100

Graduation – LGBTQ Pride Month – National Safety Month

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JULY

  • How to manage leadership transitions: Building relationships with new school board members
  • EdTech trends

AUGUST

  • Student mental health and well-being, what’s working
  • Superintendents to follow on social media
  • EdTech trends

New Employee Orientation – New Student Orientation – Back to School – National Truancy Prevention Month – Get Ready for Kindergarten Month

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FALL ISSUE (Sept-Nov)

  • How to manage leadership transitions: Building relationships with new school board members
  • EdTech trends
  • K12 policy update

SEPTEMBER

  • Strategic Planning: Funding forecast, resource allocation, enrollment projections.
  • Featured speakers for Summits: Telling your story
  • EdTech trends

Preparedness Month – Campus Safety Awareness Month – Back to School – Suicide Prevention Month – Friendship Month – College Savings Month

OCTOBER

  • K12 policy update
  • EdTech trends

National Higher Education Month – Mental Illness Awareness Month – National Book Month – – Computer Learning Month –

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NOVEMBER

  • Leadership: How are today’s strategic plans evolving. How central is a district’s portrait of a graduate?
  • Superintendents to follow on social media
  • EdTech trends
  • FETC Previews

Self-Improvement Month – National Preparedness Month – National Education Support Professionals – (30th) – College Application Month – National Career Development Month National Family Caregivers Month – National Homeless Youth Awareness Month – National Runaway Prevention Month – National Scholarship Month

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WINTER ISSUE (December-February)

DECEMBER

  • Leadership: Strategies for enhancing parental involvement and community partnerships, recognizing their role in supporting educational outcomes and school initiatives.
  • EdTech trends: FETC Previews
  • Leadership: How are today’s strategic plans evolving. How central is a district’s portrait of a graduate?
  • FETC Preview
  • EdTech trends
  • Solution Showcase

Special Education Day – International Day of Persons with Disabilities – International Volunteer Appreciation