Maximizing Your Experience at Education Conferences: Top Tips for Success

Maximizing Your Experience at Education Conferences: Top Tips for Success

Over the course of the month of March, the SMJ Communications team has been on the move, attending South by Southwest EDU, the California Charter Schools Conference, and the Georgia Charter Schools Conference. In this blog post, we want to share our top 3 tips for maximizing your experience at conferences.

3 Ways HBCUs Can Innovate for the Future through Communications

3 Ways HBCUs Can Innovate for the Future through Communications

HBCU culture and history are experiencing a renaissance in today’s pop culture as more people become aware of the contributions these prestigious institutions have made to the world. HBCUs must capitalize on this momentum boost. Here are 3 ways to prepare and innovate for the future through communications.

Black Leaders in Education

Black Leaders in Education

Black leaders in education make a difference in the lives of students and communities. Now more than ever, Black students and their families are in need of advocates at the campus level. Black leaders in education are stepping up to meet that call by making positive...

The Top 3 Benefits of Leveraging a Strategic Communications Firm

The Top 3 Benefits of Leveraging a Strategic Communications Firm

In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving business landscape, effective communication is more important than ever. A strategic communications firm can provide a wide range of benefits for organizations looking to improve their communications efforts. Here are the top 3 benefits of leveraging a strategic communications firm.

5 Ways School Leaders Can Effectively Communicate With Millennial Parents

5 Ways School Leaders Can Effectively Communicate With Millennial Parents

As a school leader, it’s important to communicate effectively with all stakeholders, including parents. But when it comes to millennial parents, there are certain strategies that can be particularly effective. In this post, we’ll explore 5 ways school leaders can effectively communicate with millennial parents.

3 Ways To Ensure Student Health & Safety with Cold, Flu, and COVID on the Rise

3 Ways To Ensure Student Health & Safety with Cold, Flu, and COVID on the Rise

We’re in the midst of the cold and flu season. With health and safety guidelines more relaxed than ever, this could mean trouble for vulnerable school communities. Here are 3 ways that school leaders and administrators can leverage data-backed information and clear communication to help ensure the health and safety of students and staff.

Making The Grade: How to share and communicate data with parents

Making The Grade: How to share and communicate data with parents

As many schools reach the halfway point in the school year, report cards and grades are going out to parents who may or may not be aware of their child’s academic performance.  As teachers and education professionals, it’s important to have relevant information...

How To Be An Open Book About Book Banning

How To Be An Open Book About Book Banning

Books are often considered a passport to learning and education, but what happens when groups decide certain passports and pathways to learning are doing more harm than good? Missouri schools have banned nearly 300 books in accordance with a new state law that...