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Augustine, Catherine H.; Gonzalez, Gabriella; Ikemoto, Gina Schuyler; Russell, Jennifer; Zellman, Gail L.; Constant, Louay; Armstrong, Jane; Dembosky, Jacob W. – RAND Corporation, 2009
Improving the nation's public schools is one of the highest priorities of federal, state, and local government in America. Recent research has shown that the quality of the principal is, among school-based factors, second only to the quality of the teacher in contributing to what students learn in the classroom. The Wallace Foundation, which has…
Descriptors: Leadership Effectiveness, Instructional Leadership, Principals, Teaching Methods
Iowa Department of Education, 2008
Iowa's educational system is defined by the strong working relationship between the local school districts and area education agencies. Local districts provide the instructional program and area education agencies provide support services. Districts define how services will be organized and provided as they ensure a free appropriate public…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Quality, Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate