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Leading for Learning

With state funding, teams of educators are assisting struggling districts in Kentucky. Part of Education Week's special annual report, Leading for Learning. September 12, 2006

Under Edison Schools Inc., educators work in teams, a model that encourages the development of leadership throughout a building. November 15, 2005

As Michael R. Bloomberg runs for re-election in New York City, voters will judge the extensive changes he’s made to the nation’s largest school system. October 25, 2005

The Chicago school district will accept proposals this month from outside vendors seeking to craft core college-preparatory curricula in English, mathematics, and science for high schools. October 4, 2005

With expectations for student achievement at an all-time high, school district leaders say they are playing a more assertive role in shaping instruction, according to a national survey of superintendents commissioned by Education Week. September 13, 2005

When the Clarksville, Tenn., schools raised expectations for learning, the central office played a leading role in standardizing practice and monitoring data. September 13, 2005

The California district is not alone in seeking the right balance between site-based management and centralized decisionmaking, a key issue as superintendents concern themselves more with matters of instruction. Gilroy’s experience, in fact, shows how that balance can change over time. September 13, 2005

Not long ago, a popular theory about school improvement went something like this: Put in strong principals and dedicated staff members, and then get out of their way. When it came to improving teaching and learning, the thinking went, the central office had little to add. September 13, 2005

Lots of districts like to think they have close-knit leadership teams. But few school leaders can say they’ve ironed their clothes together, which became a morning ritual for a group from San Francisco that spent a week at the Harvard Business School here this summer. August 30, 2005

As districts nationwide seek ways to ensure a sound education for all children, Montgomery County, Md., has drawn notice for its unusual concentration on human resources. August 9, 2005

While learning enough about instruction to hold his own with career educators, superintendent John C. Fryer built a districtwide system of school improvement based on staff training and data-driven decisionmaking. The goal has been to help teachers better recognize when students have mastered what they’re expected to learn, and to know what to do when they haven’t. May 3, 2005

For teachers, practical advice is as close as the room next door. When principals need to know how things get done in their district, they can pick up the phone and call one another. But a fact of life for most superintendents is that it’s lonely at the top. March 22, 2005

Educators from the United States flock to the Edmonton, Alberta, district in Canada to learn about its experience with site-based management, an idea that is gaining new traction here. January 25, 2005

A former governor of Colorado runs the Los Angeles school district with a hands-on passion for high-quality instruction. November 30, 2004

Interest in weighted-student funding, under which money is divvied up based on the actual number and kinds of students at each school, is growing among education leaders. November 2, 2004

A growing number of states and school districts are re-engineering principals’ jobs to emphasize their roles as instructional leaders, according to an Education Week special report. This chat explores the changing roles of school leaders. October 10, 2004

For one typical elementary school principal, dealing with paperwork, student discipline, and routine duties consumes most of the day. September 27, 2004

After years of hearing that a principal’s main job should be to raise the quality of instruction, districts and states are experimenting with ways to make that ideal a reality. September 27, 2004