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  • Sheninger on why it's so important for schools to tell their own stories

Sheninger on why it's so important for schools to tell their own stories

Rebecca Vukovic
By Rebecca Vukovic / Jeremy Smart
Published June 4, 2015

Following his keynote address at the EduTECH National Congress and Expo, award-winning principal and best-selling author Eric Sheninger sat down with EducationHQ to talk about school leadership, technology, and why schools are so reluctant to boast about their successes.

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Rebecca is the former editor of Australian Teacher Magazine, EducationHQ Australia and EducationHQ New Zealand.

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