An Impossible Job? The View From the Urban Superintendent’s Chair
Based on a survey and on interviews with superintendents from the nation’s largest urban districts, this study explores the working life of urban superintendents. This report is second in second in the Center’s leadership series.
From the Headlines to the Frontlines: The Teacher Shortage and its Implications for Recruitment Policy
This report suggests that even with the economic slowdown and the sense of relief from a pending teacher shortage, districts will continue to struggle to get and keep good teachers unless they make dramatic changes in the ways they recruit teachers.
Brief: An Impossible Job? The View From the Urban Superintendent’s Chair
This is the research brief for the second report in the Center’s leadership series; an examination of large-district school superintendents.
A Matter of Definition: Is There Truly a Shortage of School Principals?
This report finds that although some districts and areas are experiencing difficulties finding good school principals, there are far more candidates interested in assuming school leadership roles than there are principal vacancies to fill.
Brief: A Matter of Definition: Is There Truly a Shortage of School Principals?
This research brief relates to a CRPE report that finds, despite widespread publicity about a shortage of school principals, there are far more candidates certified to be principals than there are principal vacancies to fill.
Big City School Boards: Problems and Options
This report summarizes the functions of school boards, identifies some of the problems with big city school boards, and suggests options for reorienting boards around the trusteeship of the children they serve.
Closing the Achievement Gap in Washington State: Holding Schools Accountable for Equity
Prepared for the Washington State Academic Achievement and Accountability Commission in 2002, this report attempts to take a fresh look at the data from the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) in order to provide practical information for both educators and policymakers.
Philanthropic Due Diligence: Exploratory Case Studies to Improve Investments in Urban Schools
Many foundations have put funds into urban school reform. The paper suggests that foundation giving needs to be backed up by a clear theory of change and that foundation officials need to know whether the districts in which they plan to work or are already working match the foundation’s interests.
A New Look at Inequities in School Funding: A Presentation on the Resource Variations Within Districts
This paper presents the first results of a series of studies on within-district spending patterns. It provides an overview of some early analysis of variations in spending among schools within three districts.
The New Schools Handbook: Strategic Advice for Successful School Start-Up in Partnership With School District Officials, Staff, and Community Members
This guide provides an overview of the school development process in three sections and includes an appendix of additional resources. It should be helpful for anyone starting a new school, whether it is a private school, a charter public school, or a district magnet school.