Your Pick for EdWeek's Principals Book Club!

Hi leaders! Tell us about one book you’ve read or listened to this summer that entertained you, moved you, or taught you something new. We’d love to share these picks with our Savvy Principal community. Help us grow this one-of-a-kind virtual book club by typing in your response below or emailing it to mwill@educationweek.org.

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Montage photo of assistant principals. Left to right: Timothy Wells, Mojave High School, NV., Eric Fox, Jenks High School, Okla., Melyssa Stone, Shorewood High School, WA., Bill Toungette, Woodland Middle School, Tenn., Erin Jones, Sunrise Middle School, NE
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Principal pointing out a teacher on a board with a classroom drawn on it. When we prepare principals, we often focus on the instructional side of the job at the expense of the people-management side.
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Meagan Booth, March 27, 2026
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Sign on door that reads "Principal's Office" from a school.
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