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Patrick, Susan; Truong, Natalie; Chambers, Alexis – Aurora Institute, 2020
State policymakers are in a unique position to enable the innovations in education necessary to prepare students for a rapidly changing world. Working with 8,000 educators nationwide, the Aurora Institute identified the top 10 issues to address in state policy for transforming the K-12 education system: (1) Profile of a Graduate; (2) Innovation…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change
Parker, Kerry L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to identify what southwestern area high school principals reported as the enactment of school crisis plans as described in the Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA (CMHS, 2008), "Resource Aid: Responding to a Crisis at School." The conceptual framework guiding the study was an adaptation of the Crisis…
Descriptors: High Schools, Principals, Crisis Management, Emergency Programs
Pepper, Matthew J.; London, Tim D.; Dishman, Mike L.; Lewis, Jessica L. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2010
School leadership is synonymous with challenge. However, some school leaders face true crises--situations threatening the continuing existence of their school. "Leading Schools During Crisis" analyzes leadership and behaviors of principals in these extraordinary circumstances. A simultaneously scholarly and practice-oriented book,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Instructional Leadership, Principals, Administrator Effectiveness
Jacobson, Linda; Bowman, Darcia Harris – Education Week, 2004
A flu outbreak at Madison Junior High School in Ohio prompted school officials to close the building for two days. At Webber Junior High School in Fort Collins, Colorado, where absenteeism recently hit 20 percent for two bad weeks, educators were forced to slow the pace of schoolwork so sick students did not fall behind. This article reports on…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Attendance, Crisis Management, Child Health