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Henry, Wesley L. C.; VanGronigen, Bryan A.; Wronowski, Meredith L.; Olive, James L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2023
While the demands of teaching continue to escalate, teacher development has changed relatively little over time, leaving many of today's teachers feeling underprepared, overwhelmed, or demoralized with few opportunities to make real change. Teacher leadership holds promise for both addressing challenges within schools and empowering teachers.…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Educational Improvement, Faculty Development, Urban Schools
Pak, Katie; Desimone, Laura M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2019
Under both No Child Left Behind and the Every Student Succeeds Act, school leaders have been mandated to employ data-driven decision-making (DDDM) to diagnose student needs, implement targeted supports, and design school improvements. However, district administrators tasked with developing principals' DDDM capacity face a tough road. The authors…
Descriptors: Principals, Decision Making, Capacity Building, Evidence Based Practice
Oakes, Jeannie; Quartz, Karen Hunter; Ryan, Steve; Lipton, Martin – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
While studying 16 middle schools engaged in "Turning Points" reforms, authors confronted a contradictory American culture that embraces democratic ends for schools, but resists democratic means to achieve them. Three demographically different schools struggled and compromised to incorporate civic virtue, thematic learning, social…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Competition, Democratic Values, Educational Change