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Haller, Alicia; Hunt, Erika – Center for the Study of Education Policy, 2016
Research has demonstrated that principals have a powerful impact on school improvement and student learning. Principals play a vital role in recruiting, developing, and retaining effective teachers; creating a school-wide culture of learning; and implementing a continuous improvement plan aimed at increasing student achievement. Leithwood, Louis,…
Descriptors: Supply and Demand, Principals, Educational Policy, Administrator Education
Strange, Marty; Johnson, Jerry; Showalter, Daniel; Klein, Robert – Rural School and Community Trust, 2012
"Why Rural Matters 2011-12" is the sixth in a series of biennial reports analyzing the contexts and conditions of rural education in each of the 50 states and calling attention to the need for policymakers to address rural education issues in their respective states. While it is the sixth in a series, this report is not simply an…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Rural Education, Educational Policy, Annual Reports
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Barbett, Samuel; Korb, Roslyn A. – 1994
This report presents 22 tables of revenue and expenditure data on the nation's accredited institutions of higher education over the 9-year period from fiscal year 1984 through fiscal year 1992. Data are from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) "Finance" surveys from fiscal year 1987 (FY 87) through fiscal year 1992…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance, Expenditures, Higher Education
Irwin, Bette; Hawk, Thomas R. – 1987
Designed to provide a backdrop for institutional planning and management decisions, this data book highlights key institutional trends and operating characteristics of the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP). Section I offers an overview of the evolution of the college during its 20-year history, illustrating the changing profile of CCP…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Trends
Murnane, Richard J. – 1985
The paper suggests priorities for the federal government's elementary and secondary education data collection efforts. Sections on outputs, inputs, and private schools describe what data is needed, what is already available, and what is recommended for data collection. Recommendations include a high priority for federal funding for the National…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Cross Cultural Studies, Data Collection, Dropout Rate
Rodriguez, Esther M., Ed.; Lenth, Charles S., Ed. – 1991
This compendium provides a guide to data collections in higher education focusing on sources that are national in scope, and updated and made available on a regular or periodic basis including surveys, data bases, reports, and statistical digests. These sources are divided into nine broad categories, each category contains separate entries for…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Databases