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State policy is key to building strong leaders
We’re moving to a higher level of education in this country, and we need innovation. If we don’t make dramatic shifts, we’re not going to be able to reach our goal that every child graduate with..
NSDC tool
The Principal Story is a national broadcast film and media outreach project commissioned by The Wallace Foundation. Originally broadcast on PBS, the film follows the journey of two elementary..
Data present a clear picture of time spent on instructional tasks
I had been an elementary administrator for about nine years when I first heard about the SAM(School AdministrationManager) project. I was in my second year as elementary principal inWest DesMoines, Io..
Collaborative culture
“I see that I spend a lot of my time in conversations. It’s really the core of the day.” Teachers around the table nod in agreement as we review their monthly logs. “Yes, the same for me,” r..
Educators use student performance data to plan, implement, and evaluate
Do you believe that using data effectively plays a big role in the success of students? I certainly do. As principal of Ernie Pyle Middle School in Albuquerque, N.M., my goal in collecting data is “..
Urban renewal
It’s a familiar story: A cycle of mutually reinforcing and often self-defeating conditions shapes the schooling of young people in the nation’s cities. A diverse and historically underserved stude..
Cultural proficiency
An interesting change occurs as educators develop cultural proficiency. After about a year of participating in ongoing professional development, they begin to develop a pluralistic or social justice l..
Developing cohesive leadership means addressing all parts of the system
In my role with the School Administrators of Iowa leading Iowa’s leadership grant fromThe Wallace Foundation, I work with a coalition of individuals and groups striving to implement a cohesive leade..
Let’s shift our expectations of school leaders
In 1902, principal George E. Atwood of the Liberty Street School in Newburgh, N.Y., writes in an annual report to the local board of education: “It gives me pleasure to say that the teachers of the ..
From the director
Leadership matters. Research funded by TheWallace Foundation (sponsors of this issue of JSD) has demonstrated that school leadership is second only to high-quality teachers in what matters mo..
