Principal Pipeline
School & District Management
6 Districts Invested in Principals and Saw Dramatic Gains. Dozens More Will Try to Do the Same
Scores rose dramatically in school districts that focused on improving principals. Now other districts hope to replicate that success.
School & District Management
Paying for New Principal Talent With Title I Money? New Study Says It's Possible
States have traditionally heavily relied on Title II funds to pay for school leadership programs. But evidence from six districts that invested heavily in developing principals meets the federal standard for justifying using Title I money for such programs, an analysis has found.
School & District Management
Opinion
4 Things Districts Can Do to Find (and Keep) Good Principals
Building a better principal pipeline requires improved hiring practices and on-the-job support, writes the Wallace Foundation’s Jody Spiro.
School & District Management
Districts Can Build a Stronger Bench of Principals for Relatively Low Costs
A new report from The RAND Corporation on districts that are participating in the Wallace Foundation's Principal Pipeline Initiative found that districts in the initiative spent an average of $31,000 per principal, or $42 per pupil, annually on pipeline-related programs.
Special Report
Who's Ready to Be a Principal?
Education Week explores how some states, school districts, universities, and alternative programs are ramping up efforts to groom principals trained in the mosaic of skills necessary to be successful at running schools.
School & District Management
Editor's Note: Who's Ready to Be a Principal?
The principal’s job has changed dramatically, but many of the programs that prepare future school leaders don’t bestow the knowledge and skills they need to be effective.
School & District Management
Principal-Preparation Programs Get Major Makeover in Illinois
The state's move to overhaul training for school leaders has shifted university-based programs' focus to developing principals who are strong instructional leaders.
College & Workforce Readiness
Pressure Mounts on Higher Ed. to Improve Principal Preparation
Calls to modernize how prospective principals are selected and trained are being heeded in some states and universities.
School & District Management
Data Fall Short When Evaluating Impacts of Principal-Prep Programs, Report Finds
A new report from the George W. Bush Institute and the American Institutes for Research examining the impact of five principal-preparation programs on student outcomes found a scarcity of good data.
School & District Management
Universities Chosen for $47 Million Overhaul of Principal Preparation
The seven universities—all in different states—will work on redesigning their principal preparation programs in partnership with their states and local school districts where their graduates go to work.
Professional Development
Opinion
New Initiative to Redesign Principal Preparation Programs
The Wallace Foundation's five-year, $47 million initiative will help universities improve how they prepare future principals, especially for the nation's highest-need schools.
School & District Management
Principal Preparation Is Target of $47 Million Wallace Foundation Initiative
A select number of universities will partner with up to three school districts and with leading principal-preparation programs to improve the training they provide for school leaders.
Education Funding
Efforts to Groom Principal Talent Get New Infusion of Cash
The American Express Foundation is investing nearly $2.5 million in a diverse array of programs that aim to develop and support school leaders.
School & District Management
Opinion
Great School Culture: It Starts With the Principal
"I don't talk about my school much to my friends who work elsewhere in the district because it frustrates them. They want what I have, a great environment. Schools like mine can happen anywhere if principals begin to accept the huge role they play in setting the tone for a great culture."