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Because leading schools out of chronic failure is harder than managing a successful school - often requiring more creative problem-solving abilities and stronger leadership, among other skills - the supply of principals capable of doing the work is tiny.

I loved the comment that people don't grow on trees - I guess that great leadership programs will need to start growing immediately!

Discusses what attributes are held by strong leaders based on evidence based policy. Mentions that leadership is heavily influenced by "the principal's core personal values and by the development of a shared orgaizational values base".

Different genders tend toward different leadership styles. Men tend toward autocratic, while women tend toward diplomatic or democratic.

Author detailed the challenges/advantages of having a different leadership style from the superintendent when he was assistant. More importantly, the author was chosen to be superintendent when the former superintendent resigned, and he described his belief that being a good superintendent is all about obtaining trust among the constituents.

"Like Gates, we feel the US must address the inadequacies in our education system, specifically those that propagate inequalities in our society. However, we caution using global competitiveness as an impetus for education reform - not because we do not believe in maintaining our forward thinking leadership role on the world stage. But rather because such language edges education dangerously close to being about the production of a marketable workforce serving corporate interests instead of about the cultivation of a critically thinking global citizenry serving the advancement of humanity. In place of the language of competition, we would suggest a language of equal opportunity and cooperation."

Articles and information for parents, educative and advocates re: Sped law, Ed law & advocacy for students with disabilities

Online educational law library Links to free online cases

Ruling: Fired D.C. teachers must be offered jobs, back wages Yeah, due process is kinda important...

Maybe DC can use her share of the profits from "Waiting for Superman" to pay for this!

Such a contrast to Virginia. Here you can be let go during your first three years in a school system with no explanation whatsoever.

"five factors as either a moderate or great barrier in their pursuit of the superintendency: (a) absence of "old-boy network," support systems, or sponsorship; (b) lack of awareness of political maneuvers; (c) lack of role models; (d) societal attitudes that Blacks lack competency in leadership positions; and (e) no formal or informal method for identifying Black aspirants to administrative positions. "