Experts link school leadership to student learning

 

A new report by The Wallace Foundation argues that a national focus on school leadership is now more critical to school improvement than ever. Education Leadership: An Agenda for School Improvement explores the many factors that go into developing and supporting better principals.

It contains highlights from the foundation’s 2009 conference, including remarks by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Wallace President M. Christine DeVita, Superintendents Joel Klein (NYC) and Michelle Rhee (Washington, D.C.), and D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and Delaware Governor Jack Markell.

The report looks at the crucial issues in leadership today, such as improving principal training programs and changing district offices so they focus on what principals need to improve schools. It offers strategies for coordinating state and district policy to better develop and support principals capable of leading school reform.
 
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