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New Report Confirms Connection between
Student Learning and the Principal
A new report, commissioned by The Wallace Foundation, has found the strongest evidence yet of principals’ significant effects on student achievement.
Learning from Leadership: Investigating the Links to Improved Student Learning is the largest national study ever done, examining the effect of school and district leadership on student learning. Principals exert the most influence by improving teachers’ motivation and working conditions, note researchers from the Universities of Minnesota and Toronto. Principals improve classroom practice by focusing the school on high expectations for student achievement and by providing teachers with relevant professional development and opportunities to collaborate. But principals can’t do it alone: district administrators, assistant principals, parents, state policymakers and teachers all have important decision-making roles to play. Researchers found that district leaders had the greatest impact on student learning when they focused on developing the capacity of principals and teachers, as well as providing clear direction and supportive policies and conditions for school leaders.
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Mary Kingston is the new Manager of Government Relations for the National Association of Secondary School Principals.
Ms. Kingston recently graduated from Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy. Prior to that, she taught for three years in Oakland, CA: the first year teaching 6th grade Language Arts, and the following two years teaching 9th grade English. Mary states: "My teaching experience has made me committed to advocate for sound education policy that will help our students, teachers, and principals achieve at the highest levels. Also, through teaching, I became aware of how critical the principal’s role is to student achievement. I am honored to work on behalf of them. Needless to say, I’m thrilled to be at NASSP and to help you all advocate most effectively!"
On the left sidebar of this webpage you will find an icon that says "NASSP Government Relations Update". Clicking the icon will take users to the new feature. The page will be updated whenever a new item is sent to us by Mary. You can see the new feature by clicking this link, or the new icon.
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Click the image above to see a new contribution from Shari Prest |
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2010 Legislative Objectives are now available. Click the image above. |
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