Student Performance Part of Superintendents' Contracts
Los Angeles and Chicago are two districts where superintendents will be evaluated on whether students achieve certain academic measures. Read Full Post >
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June 23, 2011
June 09, 2011
West Virginia Takes Over Seventh School District
The state cited school board disarray and mismanagement in taking control of day-to-day operations in the rural Gilmer County district. Read Full Post >
May 26, 2011
Alaska Keeps One-Room Schoolhouse Tradition Alive
The Weekly Standard's examination of a small district in Alaska gives a conservative critique to some national education policies. Read Full Post >
May 10, 2011
Principals' Group Chooses New Leader
The 26,000-member National Association of Secondary School Principals selected the leader of a principals' association in New Jersey to be the new executive director. Read Full Post >
April 18, 2011
Los Angeles Welcomes New Superintendent
Deasy is working on an performance management plan for the district that aims for a higher graduation rate and improved math scores for middle school students, among other improvements. Read Full Post >
March 31, 2011
Groups Say Federal Policy Should Support Good Principals
Federal policy should pay as much attention to training good principals as it does to promoting effective teaching, say two education policy groups. Read Full Post >
March 21, 2011
Broad Prize Gets $40 Million Endowment, Narrows Eligibility Pool
The endowment comes with changes that will reduce the number of eligible districts and finalists for the 10-year-old prize. Read Full Post >
March 03, 2011
Seattle Superintendent Fired in Wake of Finance Scandal
The seven-member school board voted to end Maria Goodloe-Johnson's tenure after a state audit revealed about $1.8 million in misspent funds. Read Full Post >
February 24, 2011
Principals Report Areas of Freedom and Constraint in New Study
The progressive thinktank said that some charter school principals reported as many barriers to improving teacher quality as principals in traditional public schools. Read Full Post >
February 10, 2011
What I've (re) learned about leadership from Gracie
This past December, my wife and I rescued Gracie, a 2 year old dog who came to us via a rescue shelter. Gracie was extremely traumatized-she had been hit by a car, fractured one pelvis and had severe hip dislocation, requiring significant surgery. For the past 8 weeks, we've been working with her ... Read Full Post >
