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School Leadership

What We’re Learning About the Impact of Principal Turnover – And How to Reduce It

August 13, 2019 Article

School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

How Districts Sustained Their Principal Pipelines

August 6, 2019 Podcast

Summer Learning

Summer Means Opportunity…for Students and Cities

August 6, 2019 Article

School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Measuring the Effectiveness of Principal Pipelines

July 31, 2019 Podcast

School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Building Principal Pipelines Improves Principal Retention

July 24, 2019 Podcast

School Leadership

On-the-Job Support Helps New Principals Build Skills—and Confidence

July 23, 2019 Article

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Principal Pipeline

A District Strategy to Improve Student Achievement

July 17, 2019 Podcast

School Leadership

What If Districts Focused Not Just on Preparing and Hiring Principals But Also Retaining Them

July 9, 2019 Article

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Summer Learning

Public Policy

Investing in Successful Summer Programs A Review of Evidence Under the Every Student Succeeds Act

July 1, 2019 Report

Summer Learning

Making Sure Every Student Succeeds…In the Summertime

July 1, 2019 Article

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Summer Learning

Summer—A Time for Learning Five Lessons From School Districts and Their Partners About Running Successful Programs

July 1, 2019 Report

Arts

What Theater Can Do Best

June 25, 2019 Article

Arts

New Name, New Look to Draw a New Generation of Fans

June 20, 2019 Article

Cross-Sector Collaboration

Cross-sector Collaborations for Education Show Promise, Face Challenges

June 18, 2019 Article

Arts

For Steppenwolf Theatre the Connection’s the Thing

June 11, 2019 Article

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School Leadership

Effective School Leaders Learn How to Solve Problems

June 4, 2019 Article

Arts

A Range of Opportunities Brings New Audiences to Decades-Old Ceramics Studio

May 30, 2019 Article

School Leadership

Knock-Knock Jokes, Broken AC Units, Classroom Instruction: The Realities of Being a Principal

May 23, 2019 Article

News

Implementation Gets the Job Done, Benefiting Kids by Strengthening Practices

May 20, 2019 Article

Arts

Audience Building and Financial Health in the Nonprofit Performing Arts Current Literature and Unanswered Questions

May 20, 2019 Report

School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

How School Leaders Can Create Conditions for Teacher and Student Success

May 16, 2019 Article

Arts

Many Questions, Some Leads to Build Arts Audiences

May 13, 2019 Article

Arts

Getting Started on Building Audiences for the Arts

May 1, 2019 Article

School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Systematic Approach to Developing School Leaders Pays Off for Principal Retention

April 26, 2019 Article

School Leadership

ESSA Evidence Review of the Principal Pipeline Initiative A memorandum prepared for The Wallace Foundation

April 25, 2019 Report

Summer Learning

Getting Ready for Summer in the Deep South

April 16, 2019 Article

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School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Principal Pipelines A Feasible, Affordable, and Effective Way for Districts to Improve Schools

April 13, 2019 Report

School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Systematic Approach to Principal Development Can Benefit Students

April 9, 2019 Article

School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

A University Works to Supply a Principal Pipeline

April 2, 2019 Article

School Leadership

Public Policy

Education Leadership: Evidence and Implications

April 1, 2019 Presentation

Afterschool

Public Policy

Building an Effective Afterschool Program…With the Evidence to Back It Up

March 26, 2019 Article

Arts

WORLD MUSIC/CRASHarts Tests New Format New Name to Draw New Audiences

March 24, 2019 Article

Arts

Five Organizations, Five Different Strategies to Build Arts Audiences

March 19, 2019 Article

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School Leadership

Principal Training

“Lean on Me”: The Power of Principal Mentorship and Support

March 13, 2019 Article

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School Leadership

Public Policy

Ensuring That Every Student Succeeds

March 6, 2019 Article

Arts Education

The Benefits of Arts Education for Urban Tweens

February 26, 2019 Article

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School Leadership

Building an Ecosystem of Talent Development for Principals

February 19, 2019 Article

School Leadership

What Leading for Equity Can Look Like

February 12, 2019 Article

Social and Emotional Learning

Public Policy

Choosing the Right Social and Emotional Learning Programs and Practices

February 5, 2019 Article

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School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Sustaining a Principal Pipeline

February 1, 2019 Report

Arts

Addressing the "Uncertainty Gap" and Other Audience-Building Strategies

January 29, 2019 Article

Arts Education

Public Policy

Could Federal Funding Help Pay for Arts Education in Your School?

January 23, 2019 Article

Social and Emotional Learning

Looking Toward a Nation at Hope

January 15, 2019 Article

Arts

How Can Opera Draw Younger and More Diverse Crowds?

January 8, 2019 Article

Social and Emotional Learning

Helping Principals Support Social and Emotional Learning

January 3, 2019 Article

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Afterschool

Afterschool Programs A Review of Evidence Under the Every Child Succeeds Act

January 1, 2019 Report

Afterschool

Using Data to Strengthen Afterschool Planning, Management, and Strategy Lessons from Eight Cities

January 1, 2019 Report

News

Principals, SEL, and the Arts Mark Year’s Top Blog Posts

December 18, 2018 Article

School Leadership

Principal Training

Sunshine State Educators Look to a New Day in Principal Preparation

December 14, 2018 Article

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Social and Emotional Learning

Investing in Evidence-Based Social and Emotional Learning

December 11, 2018 Report

Summer Learning

Now Is the Time to Get to Work on Summer Learning

December 11, 2018 Article

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Summer Learning

Getting to Work on Summer Learning Recommended Practices for Success, 2nd ed.

December 4, 2018 Report

Summer Learning

Summer Learning Toolkit

December 4, 2018 toolkit

Arts

Think Opera’s Not for You? Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Says Think Again

November 29, 2018 Article

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Arts Education

Public Policy

Arts Education Research through the Lens of the Every Student Succeeds Act

November 29, 2018 Report

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Arts Education

Designing for Engagement The Experiences of Tweens in the Boys & Girls Clubs’ Youth Arts Initiative

November 22, 2018 Report

School Leadership

Principal Training

Making Principal Preparation a Team Sport

November 20, 2018 Article

Arts

Experienced Hands Help Marketers Refine Strategies to Build Arts Audiences

November 15, 2018 Article

School Leadership

“Principals Under Pressure”: Preparation and Support Can Make a Tough Job Easier

November 13, 2018 Article

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Arts

Encouraging Frequent Attendance for the Arts

November 9, 2018 Article

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Arts

Taking Down the Practical Barriers of Arts Participation

November 2, 2018 Article

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Arts

Countering Myths and Misperceptions of Participating in the Arts

October 26, 2018 Article

Afterschool

Keeping the Lights On for Afterschool

October 23, 2018 Article

School Leadership

Public Policy

Congressional Briefing Addresses the Vital (and expanding) Role of School Leaders

October 15, 2018 Article

School Leadership

Public Policy

Educational Leadership: Evidence and Implications

October 12, 2018 Presentation

Afterschool

Summer Learning

Public Policy

Afterschool and Summer Learning: Opportunities to advance local priorities in Oklahoma

October 12, 2018 Presentation

School Leadership

Launching a Redesign Of University Principal Preparation Programs Partners Collaborate for Change

October 1, 2018 Report

School Leadership

Helping Principals Spend More Time With Teachers and Students

October 1, 2018 Article

Social and Emotional Learning

The Elements of Social and Emotional Learning

September 25, 2018 Article

Financial Management for Nonprofits

Afterschool

StrongNonprofits Toolkit

September 13, 2018 toolkit

School Leadership

Three Questions About Education Leadership Research

September 11, 2018 Article

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Arts Education

Teaching Artists Spark Imaginations—and So Much More

September 5, 2018 Article

Principal Supervisors

Principal Training

Principals Need Coaches Too

August 28, 2018 Article

Arts

Research and Self-Reflection Help Strengthen Community Ties

August 22, 2018 Article

School Leadership

What Can States Do to Bolster School Leadership?

August 14, 2018 Article

School Leadership

Students’ Mental and Emotional Health Top Concerns for Elementary Principals

August 7, 2018 Article

Summer Learning

Summer Books, Research, and Beloved Pigs of Children’s Literature

August 1, 2018 Article

Arts

Showing Young People They Belong at the Ballet

July 27, 2018 Article

Social and Emotional Learning

Talking to Parents about Social and Emotional Learning

July 19, 2018 Article

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School Leadership

Principal Supervisors

Making the Most of the Principal Supervisor Role

July 16, 2018 Article

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Summer Learning

Helping Children Become Summer Bookworms

July 14, 2018 Report

Summer Learning

Ringing in Another National Summer Learning Day

July 12, 2018 Article

School Leadership

How Data Systems Can Help Foster Effective School Leadership

July 2, 2018 Article

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School Leadership

Principal Supervisors

A New Role Emerges For Principal Supervisors Evidence from Six Districts in the Principal Supervisor Initiative

July 1, 2018 Report

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School Leadership

Public Policy

States Pursue Federal Support for School Leadership to Help Turn Around High-Needs School

June 28, 2018 Article

Arts

Want Stronger Communities? Create a Bridge to the Arts.

June 27, 2018 Article

School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

How to Build Strong Principal Pipelines

June 20, 2018 Article

News

Six Tips for Writing about Research

June 18, 2018 Article

News

Public Policy

Charting a Careful Course in Public Policy Engagement

June 6, 2018 Article

School Leadership

Public Policy

Seven Considerations to Help Keep Education Reform Plans Real

May 31, 2018 Article

Arts Education

High-Quality “Arts Integration” Programs Can Benefit Learning in Core Subjects

May 24, 2018 Article

School Leadership

Public Policy

A Briefing on Strengthening the School Leadership Pipeline and Connections to Federal Policy

May 11, 2018 Presentation

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School Leadership

Districts Use Data to Help Boost School Leadership

April 26, 2018 Article

To Widen Their Reach, Social Programs Enlist Partners

April 20, 2018 Article

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School Leadership

Updated Tool Seeks to Help Principal Training Programs Gauge Effectiveness

April 5, 2018 Article

School Leadership

Principal Pipeline

Shoring Up Two Critical Roles, Assistant Principals and Principal Supervisors

March 28, 2018 Podcast

Social and Emotional Learning

Helping Out-of-School-Time Providers Get Explicit…About Social and Emotional Learning

March 27, 2018 Article

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Social and Emotional Learning

Preparing for Effective SEL Implementation

March 26, 2018 Report

School Leadership

Principal Pipeline Gets Some Online Airtime

March 19, 2018 Article

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Arts

Denver Center Theatre Company is Cracking the Millennial Code...One Step at a Time

March 16, 2018 Article

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