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Chenoweth, Karin – Phi Delta Kappan, 2015
School districts shape the conditions in which schools operate and as such can support or undermine school success and thus student success. All of which is to say that school districts matter. This article looks at the success of two districts whose low-income and minority students beat the odds in academic achievement. Lessons from these…
Descriptors: School Districts, Low Income Groups, Minority Group Students, Academic Achievement
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Johnson, Paul A. – Journal of School Leadership, 2013
The purpose of this study was to establish the content, construct, and predictive validity of the Effective Board Leadership Practices Survey (EBLPS). The EBLPS was designed to measure the leadership practices of boards of education that support student achievement. A literature review identified 12 board leadership practices supportive of student…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Academic Achievement, Leadership, Correlation