More Funding for Principal Training Deemed Vital
As principals come under more pressure than ever to improve underperforming schools, leadership experts say it’s time for the nation to emphasize recruiting and training the next generation of school leaders.
“There’s been a lot of emphasis on teacher quality and teacher development, but not nearly enough in the area of leadership development, and specifically, principal development,” said Daniel A. Domenech, the executive director of the American Association of School Administrators . “You will have transformation of a school with strong leadership. It will not happen without it.”
Mr. Domenech’s Arlington, Va.-based association, which represents primarily district-level officials, and two groups that represent the nation’s principals are hopeful that a reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act will increase federal support for the recruitment...
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