Publication Date
| In 2015 | 0 |
| Since 2014 | 0 |
| Since 2011 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 10 years) | 3 |
| Since 1996 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
| Administrator Role | 2 |
| Educational Change | 2 |
| Educational Quality | 2 |
| Focus Groups | 2 |
| Principals | 2 |
| Academic Standards | 1 |
| Administrator Responsibility | 1 |
| Attitude Measures | 1 |
| Beginning Teachers | 1 |
| Career Choice | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Public Agenda | 3 |
Author
| Johnson, Jean | 3 |
| Doble, John | 1 |
| Immerwahr, John | 1 |
| Ott, Amber | 1 |
| Rochkind, Jonathan | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
Audience
| Administrators | 1 |
Showing all 3 results
Download full textJohnson, Jean – Public Agenda, 2011
The rationale for taking bold action on the nation's persistently failing schools can be summed up in one dramatic and disturbing statistic: half of the young Americans who drop out of high school attend just 12 percent of the nation's schools. Ending the cycle of failure at schools is a daunting challenge and a surprisingly controversial one.…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Communications, Principals, Educational Quality
Johnson, Jean – Public Agenda, 2007
Transforming failing schools presents special leadership challenges. What do successful "turnaround" principals actually do? What skills do they need? Where should we be looking for such leaders and what support do they need? For answers, the Wallace Foundation asked Public Agenda to interview principals currently working in high-needs schools as…
Descriptors: Leadership Effectiveness, Educational Change, Leadership, Principals
Rochkind, Jonathan; Ott, Amber; Immerwahr, John; Doble, John; Johnson, Jean – Public Agenda, 2007
This issue of "Lessons Learned" carries the heading "They're Not Little Kids Anymore: The Special Challenge of New Teachers in High Schools and Middle Schools." It goes without saying that almost all parents love their children dearly, but nearly 9 in 10 admit "kids become a lot more challenging when they hit the teen years." So in a way, it…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, High Schools, Teaching (Occupation), Middle Schools
