Leadership and Management

The latest news about leadership and management, including articles, Commentaries, and special features.

Leaders To Learn From

Leaders To Learn From

In conjunction with the release of the special report Leaders To Learn From, Education Week has launched a new website with the goal of introducing our readers to leaders who have brought fresh, successful ideas to their schools. (February 4, 2013)

Spotlight on Principals

Principals have long been seen as important to the success of schools. This Spotlight takes a closer look at effective school leadership and the challenges principals face.

Spotlight on Charter School Leadership

Successful charter schools come in many flavors, but many are especially concerned with developing effective leadership. This Spotlight examines the ways schools cultivate new leaders and the many strengths and skills those leaders must draw upon.

Issue Backgrounder

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• Leadership

District Dossier Blog

05/22 05:56 pm | Chicago Board Votes to Close 49 Elementary Schools | After months of protests and last-minute pleas to stop the massive closure, the local board of education supports Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposal to shut down campuses in an ...

On Performance Blog

11/14 01:21 pm | A Farewell | When I started this blog two years ago, I set out to learn what performance means in education. I've focused on teacher and principal evaluation, on international comparisons, ...

On-Demand Webinar

Revealing How Education Leaders Can Work Together on Common-Standards Implementation
In this webinar, our guests provided principals and district leaders with resources to guide them in effective leadership during common core implementation.

PD Sourcebook

The Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook features a directory of courses, materials, and resources for teachers on:
• Administration
• School-Wide Improvement Efforts

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Commentary
An Apology to Secretary Duncan
The booing of Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at a recent education research meeting revealed the increasingly toxic nature of education debates, Jennifer Jennings writes.
May 6, 2013 | Updated: May 14, 2013 - Education Week
For-Profit Experiment Plays Out in Two Mich. Districts
Muskegon Heights and Highland Park are testing private companies' skill at running troubled public school systems.
May 1, 2013 - Education Week
Illinois Halts Funding for Charter School Operator
Gov. Pat Quinn's administration has halted—at least temporarily—state funding for a large charter school operator.
April 26, 2013 - AP
Cuomo Questions Buffalo Teacher Evaluations Deal
April 24, 2013 - AP
National Teacher of the Year Noted for Robotics, Resourcefulness
On Tuesday afternoon, President Barack Obama presented Jeffrey Charbonneau of Zillah, Wash., with the 63rd National Teacher of the Year award in a cozy Rose Garden ceremony at the White House.
April 23, 2013 - AP
School Safety Legislation: A Tally by State
Education Week analyzes nearly 400 bills related to school safety filed in the days, weeks, and months after the deadliest K-12 school shooting in American history.
April 23, 2013 - Education Week
Commentary
Cities Should Embrace After-School Learning
City leaders must make after-school education a priority, a group of mayors and city council members writes.
April 23, 2013 - Education Week
Letter to the Editor
Winning Obsession Yields Cheating in School, Life
April 23, 2013 - Education Week
Lawyers Say Former Atlanta Superintendent Didn't Scheme to Pad Bonuses
April 22, 2013 - AP
Ed. Companies Exert Public-Policy Influence
Some experts are alarmed at what they see as increasingly aggressive moves by companies, but others see those moves as the natural interplay between the private and public sectors.
April 22, 2013 - Education Week

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