School Leadership

School leadership is second only to teaching among school-related factors in its impact on student learning, according to research. Moreover, principals strongly shape the conditions for high-quality teaching and are the prime factor in determining whether teachers stay in high-needs schools. High-quality principals, therefore, are vital to the effectiveness of our nation’s public schools, especially those serving the children with the fewest advantages in life.

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Effectively Communicating About Principal Pipelines: Key Findings From Qualitative Research With Superintendents, School Board Members and State Education Officials	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/Effectively-Communicating-About-Principal-Pipelines.aspx	Effectively Communicating About Principal Pipelines: Key Findings From Qualitative Research With Superintendents, School Board Members and State Education Officials	Education officials agree that principals are critical to school success and have a “resoundingly positive” reaction to the idea of principal pipelines, but market research suggests a need to build understanding of what a comprehensive pipeline looks like.	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Slide Presentation	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Effectively-Communicating-About-Principal-Pipelines-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Effectively-Communicating-About-Principal-Pipelines-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	4/1/2020 4:00:00 AM
Education Leadership: Evidence and Implications	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/education-leadership-evidence-and-implications-hunt-keen-leadership.aspx	Education Leadership: Evidence and Implications	A presentation to the Hunt-Kean Leadership Fellows Institute in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 1, 2019.<br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Slide Presentation	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Hunt-Kean-Leadership-Fellows-Presentation-August-14-2019-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Hunt-Kean-Leadership-Fellows-Presentation-August-14-2019-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	9/3/2019 4:00:00 AM
Episode 11: How Districts, States and Universities Can Play a Role	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/episode-11-how-districts-states-and-universities-can-play-a-role.aspx	Episode 11: How Districts, States and Universities Can Play a Role	Districts, states and universities all play a role in building and supporting principal pipelines to help improve schools and raise student achievement. <br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Podcast	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/podcast-principal-pipelines-e11-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/WAL_PODCAST_LOGO-a.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	8/14/2019 4:00:00 AM
Episode 10: How Districts Sustained Their Principal Pipelines	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/episode-10-how-districts-sustained-their-principal-pipelines.aspx	Episode 10: How Districts Sustained Their Principal Pipelines	Principal pipelines demonstrate staying power with continued commitment by districts long after Wallace funding ended.	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Podcast	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/podcast-principal-pipelines-e10-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/WAL_PODCAST_LOGO-A.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	8/7/2019 4:00:00 AM
Episode 9: Measuring the Effectiveness of Principal Pipelines	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/episode-9-measuring-the-effectiveness-of-principal-pipelines.aspx	Episode 9: Measuring the Effectiveness of Principal Pipelines	Lead researchers behind a groundbreaking study of the effectiveness of principal pipelines discuss the research design.	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Podcast	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/podcast-principal-pipelines-e9-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/WAL_PODCAST_LOGO-a.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	7/31/2019 4:00:00 AM
Episode 8: Building Principal Pipelines Improves Principal Retention	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/episode-8-building-principal-pipelines-improves-principal-retention.aspx	Episode 8: Building Principal Pipelines Improves Principal Retention	A RAND Corporation study finds that six large school districts that built principal pipelines saw better retention of new principals.	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Podcast	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/WAL_PODCAST_LOGO-B.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/WAL_PODCAST_LOGO-a.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	7/24/2019 4:00:00 AM
Episode 7: A District Strategy to Improve Student Achievement	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/podcast-principal-pipelines-episode-7-a-district-strategy-to-improve-student-achievement.aspx	Episode 7: A District Strategy to Improve Student Achievement	<p>Schools in six large districts that built principal pipelines saw widespread student achievement benefits, research finds.<br><br></p>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Podcast	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/WAL_PODCAST_LOGO-B.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/WAL_PODCAST_LOGO-a.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	7/17/2019 4:00:00 AM
The Principal Pipeline Podcast	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/podcast-principal-pipeline.aspx	The Principal Pipeline Podcast	This two-part series features principals, district and state leaders, and university officials who’ve developed strong principal pipelines. <br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Podcast	<img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/Principal-Pipelines-podcast-series-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/News-and-Media/Videos-and-Presentations/PublishingImages/WAL_PODCAST_LOGO-a.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	7/17/2019 4:00:00 AM
Video: Series Shows How Universities, School Districts Can Team Up to Redesign How Principals are Prepared	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/uppi-video-series.aspx	Video: Series Shows How Universities, School Districts Can Team Up to Redesign How Principals are Prepared	Watch Principal Preparation: A Roadmap for Reform and see how local partnerships are undertaking a complex process to rethink the way school leaders are prepared for the demands of the job. <br>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Video	<img alt="UPPI Video " src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/uppi-video-b.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	5/14/2019 4:00:00 AM
Education Leadership: Evidence and Implications	https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Pages/Education-Leadership-Evidence-and-Implications.aspx	Education Leadership: Evidence and Implications	<p>A Technical Assistance Briefing for U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor <br></p>	54092405-3ed7-43af-891b-ab77fa4f2517	Slide Presentation	<img alt="" height="100" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/House-Education-Labor-Committee-4-11-19-TA-b.jpg" width="133" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> <img alt="" src="/knowledge-center/PublishingImages/House-Education-Labor-Committee-4-11-19-TA-a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	4/30/2019 4:00:00 AM

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