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November 1, 2007
It takes a village to raise . . . student achievementLast week in New York City the Wallace Foundation hosted a conference on education leadership. The conference, Education Leadership: A Bridge to School Reform, brought together 450 leaders from diverse backgrounds all committed to helping principals turn around chronically underperforming schools.
BoardBuzz was there and we got the scoop. The conference brought together leaders, including mayors, school board members, superintendents, principals, state education officials, academics, and association and research professionals, to examine ways that low-performing schools are being transformed into centers of teaching excellence through strong instructional leadership. Wallace has invested more than $200 Million over the past seven years to address school leadership issues, and has focused on the principalship as the locus for change.
The agenda included presentations by such education powerhouses as Linda Darling-Hammond, Kati Haycock, Rudy Crew, and Joel Klein. A refreshing programming twist was that seated at each table at the opening dinner were New York City principals who had come through the NYC Leadership Academy. As Wallace moves forward in examining leadership issues in school reform, BoardBuzz encourages the Foundation to continue to include the critical role of local governance.
For more information on the Wallace Foundation's education leadership efforts, visit their Web site.
Posted November 1, 2007 4:51 PM | School Boards
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