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Principal Preparation: Moving Beyond Assessment
By Ann Hassenpflug
Increasingly, principal-preparation programs are getting the national scrutiny that has been focused on teacher education for some time.
Today, many principal-training programs run by public and private higher education institutions have been modified to align them with national standards from the Educational Leadership Constituent Council, or ELCC. To receive…
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Editorial: 40% for tests adds up right
Originally published: May 17, 2011 6:27 PM
Updated: May 17, 2011 8:15 PM
Newsday
Something shocking happened among New York's custodians of public education on Monday. For a fleeting moment, common sense prevailed.
Under intense pressure from Gov. …
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Tilles: Don't grade teachers on test scores
May 16, 2011 by ROGER TILLES /Newsday
Roger Tilles is Long Island's representative on the New York State Board of Regents.
Last summer, legislation based on the federal Race to the Top program was passed in Albany to create an accurate system of evaluating teachers and principals. Yesterday, the question before the Board of Regents was whether the proposed system would actually achieve that goal. I…
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In Praise of Principals (in Hard Times)
By Elena Aguilar
TLN
For the last few years, I have worked as a school leadership coach in Oakland, Calif. Primarily, I support principals to develop their capacities—work that gives me a wide-angle view on the daily lives of our public school leaders. I have long recognized that principals’ jobs are challenging, but this year I have seen Oakland’s principals rise to tackle a new array of difficulties. As 2011…
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It's that time of year again—the last few weeks of school. Many of us work hard at plans to keep students engaged during this time but, at least in my experience, far fewer have a well-considered plan for the last day of school.
This final day together can be an important time for both the students and the teacher. It's a time to reflect, to celebrate, to…
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