Principal Turnover Takes Costly Toll on Students and Districts, Report Says
The report examines the financial costs to students and districts caused by high rates of principal turnover and ways to improve retention of school leaders.
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November 05, 2014
October 22, 2014
Urban Educators' Conference to Focus on Testing, Common Core, and ELLs
The 58th annual conference of the Council of the Great City Schools will tackle the most pressing challenges facing urban school district leaders.
October 09, 2014
Deadline Approaching to Contribute to New School Leaders' Standards
The standards—updated for the first time in six years—help guide preparation, training, and evaluation for principals, as well as state policy related to school leaders.
October 07, 2014
Florida High School Leader Named National Principal of the Year
Jayne Ellspermann, a high school principal in Ocala, Fla. who fosters a personalized learning culture and college access for students, is being honored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.
September 16, 2014
New Tool to Help School Districts Strengthen Principal Coaching
The New York City Leadership Academy has designed an internal review process that districts can use to judge the strengths and weaknesses of coaching and mentoring programs for principals.
July 30, 2014
Maryland Launches Academy to Help Assistant Principals Become Principals
The Governor's Aspiring Principals Academy is a yearlong program that includes in-person meetings along with online coaching, mentoring, and networking for 48 assistant principals, vice principals, and other school leaders.
July 24, 2014
Principal Survey Offers Snapshot of Mobility, Retention Among School Leaders
A federal report looks at mobility and retention among principals in the nation's public and private schools.
July 23, 2014
U.S. Principals More Likely to View Their Students as Disadvantaged
New data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development show that U.S. principals were more likely than their counterparts in other countries to believe their students come from impoverished homes.
July 15, 2014
Principals Group Unveils TV Show to Tell Their Story
The collaboration with ITN Productions addresses current issues in education.
July 11, 2014
Report Calls on Principals to Put Greater Focus on Pre-K-3 Years
The organization calls for greater communication between elementary school principals and pre-K programs and more training and professional development to help principals support pre-K-3 alignment.
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