Topic - School Administration

This page summarizes Government Innovators Network content about School Administration.

This section focuses on new research and initiatives in educational administration and leadership. Topics include teacher leadership, superintendent training, effective schools studies, policy administration, parent relations and school board issues and educational and curriculum change. New incentive program structures, cross-site analyses, and diversity issues are also covered.

moreRelated Awards

Two Plus Two Plus Two Program (85%)
Honoring Contributions in the Governance of American Indian Nations in the United States
April 20, 2005

Recreating Public Education for Results (75%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
March 30, 2005

School Based Youth Services Program (71%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
1990

Parents as Teachers (61%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
January 11, 2005

"Here, Thayer, and Everywhere" (27%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
May 17, 2005

Itinerant Library (24%)
The Public Management and Citizenship Programme in Brazil
June 15, 2005

Rural School Program (24%)
The Public Management and Citizenship Programme in Brazil
April 6, 2005

moreMost Relevant News

The Influence of School Administrators on Teacher Retention Decisions (81%)
Urban Institute
August 27, 2009

California schools see distant digital future for textbooks (77%)
The Sacramento Bee
June 5, 2009

Governor Pawlenty, Legislators Introduce Shared Services Proposal to Reduce Costs For Schools (67%)
States News Service
January 7, 2009

New Orleans Charter Schools Produce Mixed Results (61%)
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | PBS
May 6, 2009

Programs aim to boost credits: Columbia County (61%)
The Augusta Chronicle (Georgia)
January 24, 2009

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moreMost Relevant Documents

When Mayors Lead Urban Schools: Toward Developing a Framework to Assess the Effects of Mayoral Takeover of Urban Districts (100%)
Kenneth K. Wong and Francis X. Shen
The Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard University
October 1, 2003

Survey of Recent Innovations in Education (90%)
Staff of the Government Innovators Network
Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation
September 1, 2005

Should Charter Schools be a Cottage Industry? (85%)
John E. Chubb
Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard University
October 1, 2005

Public-Private Partnerships in Latin America: A Review Based on Four Case Studies (84%)
Jose-Gines Mora
Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard University
October 1, 2005

Survey of Recent Innovations in Education (82%)
Staff of the Government Innovators Network
Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation
September 1, 2005

Get Results Through Performance Management: An Open Memorandum to State and Local Government Executives (82%)
Executive Session on Public Sector Performance Management, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government

January 1, 2001

Using Public Schools as Community-Development Tools: Strategies for Community-Based Developers (79%)
Connie Chung
Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University
October 1, 2002

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