Principals
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Maryland
News Investigation Finds Principals on Baltimore District Payroll Who No Longer Work at Schools
A Project Baltimore investigation raises serious questions about the accuracy of Baltimore City Public Schools payroll. At nearly $700 million,…
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Newswire
WA State Auditor: Many Principals Breaking the Law by Not Sharing Student Crimes with Teachers
Many principals don’t have sufficient knowledge or training about their requirement to share students’ criminal histories with teachers, according to…
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Education Reports
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JOURNAL: Restructuring Instructional Leadership: How Multiple-Measure Teacher Evaluation Systems Are Redefining the Role of the School Principal
Drawing on interviews with approximately 60 principals in 6 urban school districts, we describe how teacher observation policies are reshaping…
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Must-Reads
Study: Principals Overwhelmed with Work from Teacher Evaluations, But Able to Provide Better Professional Development
“For me, as a leader, it has given me a tool that I can use to help teachers grow, more…
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Newswire
North Carolina Principal Replaced after Telling Student to Remove Trump Jersey
A Harnett County high school principal has been replaced, a week after she asked a high school student to remove…
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Newswire
Oregon Principal Resigns without Explanation after Mysterious Disappearance
Wilson High families were stunned to get a mysterious message last week that their principal was gone. The message merely…
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Indiana
Principal Apologizes for Using N-Word During Assembly, Even Though It Was Used as Example of Intolerance
The Roncalli High School principal issued an apology Friday for using a racial slur during an all-school assembly.
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Newswire
Teachers Accuse Memphis Principal of Pressuring Them to Promote or Graduate Failing Students
The teachers said Kingsbury High School Principal Terry Ross told them individually that they must give seniors last-minute makeup work…
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Education Reports
WALLACE FOUNDATION: A New Role Emerges for Principal Supervisors: Evidence from Six Districts in the Principal Supervisor Initiative
Six school districts demonstrate the feasibility of substantially changing the role of the principal supervisor so it can focus more…
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Must-Reads
Study: Student Performance Improves When Supervisors Focus on Coaching and Mentoring of Principals
The research, by Vanderbilt University and Mathematica Policy Research, suggests that radically changing the job description of such supervisors to…
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National Education News
Anticipating Membership Loss, Principals Union to Launch Recruitment Efforts For Charter Leaders
The national union for public school principals plans to launch a recruitment program for charter school leaders.
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School District Removes Boynton Beach High Principal Under Investigation
The principal of Boynton Beach High School, Guarn Sims, has been reassigned as part of an investigation, school officials said…
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Iowa
Iowa Principal Dressed in Costume Allegedly Asked Female Student to ‘Hold His Banana’ During Event
An Iowa school employee has been disciplined following a public event where a principal allegedly dressed in a banana costume…
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New Jersey Superintendent Moves to Fire Popular Principal
The superintendent of Secaucus schools has taken the first step in trying to fire the former high school principal who…
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Kentucky
Principal Reassigned after Questioning Anthem Protest and Transgender Student’s Bathroom Use
DuPont Manual High School Principal Gerald "Jerry" Mayes will no longer lead the high-performing magnet school, satisfying calls from current…
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Newswire
Survey Shows Portland, OR Principals Frustrated by Autocratic and Unhelpful District
Morale is so bad, a majority of principals surveyed say they are seriously considering quitting to work for a different…
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Zero Idaho Principals Receive ‘Unsatisfactory’ Rating on Annual Evaluations
Over 97 percent of Idaho school district principals evaluated in 2017-18 received one of the highest two marks, “proficient” or…
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A New Role Emerges for Principal Supervisors: Evidence from Six Districts in the Principal Supervisor Initiative
In many large school districts, principal supervisors face sprawling jobs, overseeing an average of two dozen schools and assuming numerous…
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Los Angeles District Gives Some Principals the Freedom to Hire the Best Teachers for the Job
However, the majority of Los Angeles schools are still shackled by a longtime districtwide policy that forces principals to hire…
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Records Show NYC Principals Can Pass Failing Kids with Impunity
A UFT insider told The Post that principals have the authority to change grades en masse, while teachers have to…
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