Key Research

(March 2011) These research findings can help policymakers – federal, state and local – improve learning opportunities for children, in and out of school.

(October 2010) What happens when urban school districts set out to improve principal training by flexing their consumer muscle? This report finds out.

(October 2010) A veteran research team describes what education leadership looks like and what it needs to flourish.

(July 2010) The largest study of its kind examines how school leadership affects student learning.

(April 2010) Nationally-recognized education leaders at a Wallace conference offer their ideas about how to support principals so they can improve classroom instruction.

An in-depth RAND evaluation describes payoffs and challenges as states and districts set out to collaborate more closely on policies to improve school leadership.

(December 2007) A report on a Wallace national education conference showcases commentary from experts including Stanford University professor Linda Darling-Hammond and Education Trust president Kati Haycock.

(October 2007) Public Agenda interviews superintendents and principals on what principals need to do to turn around failing schools.

(June 2007) A set of University of Washington reports covers core education leadership issues, including data-based decision-making and high school transformation.

(April 2007) A groundbreaking report provides case studies and practical guidelines to help district and state policymakers reinvent how principals are prepared for their jobs.