Welcome to 12/13/25 and a look back at the week in education. Each week, I share insights and strategies to help educators and institutions thrive. If your week was busy and you missed a post or two, here’s your chance to catch up on everything we explored together.
This Week’s Articles
Monday: Introducing Advocacy Packages for Parents
Advocacy packages are tools that are beneficial to parents navigating school systems. Often, these parents are without support are often overwhelmed by stress, saddened, and frustrated by the inequity their children have to deal with on a daily basis (Davis, 2025). Often parents do not know anything about the teachers, administrators and school board members that are in charge of their children’s education. This helps increase their feelings of nervousness and fear… Click here to read more.
Tuesday: Amazing Tools for Guiding Doctoral Student on the Journey
The journey it takes for a doctoral student to earn a doctorate degree is complex and transformational. For some the journey takes place over the course of a single year. Others can spend ten or more years on the journey. No matter how long it takes to go from start to finish on the journey, those who complete it are changed. Doctoral students are told that the must complete a dissertation – a large research project that requires them to “create new knowledge.” It is a heavy burden to create new knowledge. When that burden is coupled with the requirement that almost every thought in the dissertation must be supported by existing literature, the task is indeed quite daunting… Click here to read more.
Wednesday: Amazing Tools for Guiding Doctoral Student on the Journey
The journey it takes to earn a doctorate degree is complex and transformational. For some the journey takes place over the course of a single year. Others can spend ten or more years on the journey. No matter how long it takes to go from start to finish on the journey, those who complete it are changed. Doctoral students are told that the must complete a dissertation – a large research project that requires them to “create new knowledge.” It is a heavy burden to create new knowledge. When that burden is coupled with the requirement that almost every thought in the dissertation must be supported by existing literature, the task is indeed quite daunting. Click here to read more.
Thursday: Strength and Growth with Educational Consulting Services in 2026
Educational consultants are advising that the year 2026 will be a year of rebuilding and re-imagining educational systems across the United States. The past few years in education has seen staff shortages, learning gaps, widespread community tensions, as well as shifting expectations among all stakeholders. Educational consulting is no longer a luxury item. It is now a strategic pathway to organizational strength and sustainable growth. Educational consultants are being seen more and more as educational partners and not as disrupters of organized educational systems. In this article, we will discuss how educational services are evolving, what organizations can expect, and how 2026 will reshape the work of educators, leaders, and communities. Click here to read more.
Featured Insight of the Week
This week’s big takeaway: This week’s posts all point to one truth: growth, confidence, and equity emerge when people are given the tools, guidance, and support they need to navigate complex systems — whether they are parents, doctoral students, or entire school communities preparing for 2026.
I’d love to hear which post resonated most with you this week. Drop a comment below or share this recap with a colleague who might benefit.
Further Reading
The Best Educators Strive to Create Equity-Centered Classrooms
Unlock Your Doctoral Success: Coaching & Resources That Work
Adapting a Miracle Morning Routine for Educators
About the Author
Dr. Janeane Davis is Founder and Principal Consultant at Janeane Davis and Associates: Educational Consultants. She celebrates educators as architects of possibility—designers of futures, keepers of story, and leaders of change. Her writing honors the beauty, brilliance, and bravery of teaching.
Joy in the margins. Gratitude in the lines. Always honoring.
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