Why school leadership matters Central Falls High School When 93 teachers and staffers were fired from Rhode Island’s Central Falls High School in 2010, it fueled a nationwide debate over how failing schools might be resurrected. But of all the school’s dismal statistics, and ...
Leadership crisis: Issues of quality, not quantity? PS 64 Manhattan Principal Marlon Hosang (Photo by Yuridia Peña/CSA) Training programs abound, but few do a first-rate job of preparing principals and superintendents for today’s challenges. Given the rising demands of the job descriptions – not to ...
What teachers want (in a principal) Ask any teacher, rookie or veteran, what he or she most needs to succeed and the answer is likely to be fairly straightforward: a supportive but demanding principal. Profile: Public School Principals *Gender* 50.3% female 49.7% male ...
New expectations place tough demands on principals * * Bronx Center for Science and Math Principal Edward Tom (Photo by Yuridia Peña/CSA) Today’s school leaders must guide instruction, manage campuses and deal with parents and the community. The job of being a principal is nothing if not an ...
Supply vs. demand: Rock-star superintendents They command six-figure salaries, often with annual bonuses and car allowances. (Generous health-care and pension plans are a given.) Sometimes their employers also foot the bill for their life-insurance policies. Go Deep on leadership • Why school ...
The modern superintendent Michelle Rhee No longer managers, they now must not only navigate but reform the local landscape. The job of a modern school superintendent is drastically different from the original job description, when, in 1837, Oliver G. Steele, a Buffalo, New ...
