Journal of Scholarship & Practice Articles

This article presents the leadership development impact of a multi-cohort state- funded initiative to provide enhanced internships for leadership preparation candidates from low- and moderate-resourced suburban districts.

One hundred years ago the Horace Mann League was founded to endorse and promote Horace Mann, the founder of public education in the United States, and his ideas on sound basic educational theory.

Education jobs can prove to be stressful careers with various aspects being more stressful than others.

Coaching is a popular and high-leverage instrument for instructional reform. Coaching holds potential to accelerate teacher learning and school improvement.

We are in a moment of opportunity. The struggle over who controls the future of America’s public schools may come down to a matter of trust.

Based on an in-depth longitudinal study of two districts endeavoring to create continuity between preschool and elementary school we offer a framework for ensuring the long-term benefits of investment in preschool and improving student learning in the early grades.

Research suggests that traditional models for principal preparation often do not adequately prepare principals for the challenges of their daily work.

School administrators have often been admonished that it is illegal for teachers and other employees to pray in front of students. Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, also known as “the praying football coach” decision, appears to have changed that, but many questions remain as to the extent and implications of this unprecedented U.S. Supreme Court decision. This article describes why this court case was so significant. It summarizes the relevant facts of the case and the Court’s majority and dissenting opinions. The article also provides school leaders with guidance about how to respond to this seminal case by concluding with five implications of the Court’s decision.

We are in a moment of opportunity. The struggle over who controls the future of America’s public schools may come down to a matter of trust. Ken Mitchell sequences. Today’s students—tomorrow’s adults—must be prepared for shifting environmental, geopolitical, and economic challenges that will require an evidence-based understanding of the issues and their root causes.