Providing support for principals can improve student achievement, according to a report by RAND that studied a five-year effort led by the Wallace Foundation in six school districts. The study focused on effective ways to train and retain school leaders through a "principal pipeline initiative."

Principals in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Newfoundland say they need professional development and professional relationships to better support the needs of all students in inclusive schools, writes Steve Sider, associate professor at Wilfrid Laurier University.

I Håbo kommun i Uppland pågår ett spännande processarbete för att få till en samsyn kring hur skolorna i kommunen ska arbeta med elever som har läs- och skrivutmaningar.

It’s time to separate myth from reality so we can support all readers.

Small groups of committed teachers can drive change, says Adam Alvarez in the latest Confronting Inequity column in Educational Leadership. Teacher leaders not only are able to support overburdened administrators, but also have insight into their colleagues' concerns and are well positioned to respond to students' varied needs.

Students who attend a K-8 school with a principal who participated in the New Leaders' Aspiring Principals program more likely were to have higher math and English-language arts scores, according to a study by RAND. About 3,200 educators in 30 cities in the US have completed the program.

School leaders could see all their students ascend to new heights of academic achievement and find their jobs de-stressed and joyful if they focused on only the one or two most urgently needed instructional initiatives. Mike Schmoker makes the "case for less" in the latest issue of Educational Leadership magazine.

Det ”pedagogiska ledarskapet” lyfts alltid fram som den viktigaste delen i en rektors uppdrag. Men vad som menas skiftar stort med rådande politiska vindar, visar en ny avhandling.

Avlastning, tydlighet och snabbare beslut. Fördelarna med delat ledarskap i skolor och förskolor är flera, visar Marianne Döös forskning. Men hennes studier visar också att ledarduon måste vara samkörd för att lyckas.

När ett drygt 25-tal skolchefer och rektorer i mitten av februari möttes till skolchefsdialog i Malmö, var diskussionerna intensiva och givande. Både för deltagarna, som kom från hela Skåne och för de tre arrangörerna Specialpedagogiska skolmyndigheten, Skolverket och Skolinspektionen.