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Reid, David B.; Creed, Benjamin M. – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2023
The work of school principals is complex; however, little research has examined how they navigate this complexity outside of traditional settings and times. This specific line of inquiry is important, because principals' time allocation is related to various desirable student outcomes, and how many hours principals work (and when) is associated…
Descriptors: Principals, Working Hours, Time Management, Job Satisfaction
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Woods-Groves, Suzanne; Hendrickson, Jo M. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2012
Assessment permeates many aspects of our educational society. With the passage of federal legislation (i.e., No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004), assessment in the form of accountability is ever present in our K-12 educational system. Current assessment practices should be used in…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
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Ryndak, Diane Lea; Moore, Margaret A.; Orlando, Ann-Marie; Delano, Monica – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2009
The reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act and the No Child Left Behind Act requires that students with extensive support needs have access to, participate in, and make progress on the general curriculum along with their grade-level general education peers. This article suggests that the terms used in this…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Mental Retardation, Special Needs Students
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Durden, Tonia – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2008
Like the African proverb, "It takes a village to raise a child", many educational researchers charge that it takes a comprehensive school reform to raise student achievement. With the passing of the No Child Left Behind legislation in 2002, national officials authorized the Comprehensive School Reform program to support low performing…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Federal Legislation, Culturally Relevant Education, Academic Achievement
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Sunderman, Gail L.; Kim, James S. – Teachers College Record, 2007
The federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) expanded the federal role in American education, and by doing so altered the distribution of power among the federal government, states, and local districts. When the law was enacted, it was unclear how this change in the distribution of power would play itself out. This study examines the…
Descriptors: Government Role, Federal Government, Politics of Education, Federal Regulation
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Kelley, Robert C.; Thornton, Bill; Daugherty, Richard – Education, 2005
Education leadership is possibly the most important single determinant of an effective learning environment. Change leaders must understand procedures and processes that create the conditions necessary for organizational improvement. Building principals must be able to assess and evaluate the impact and perceptions of their leadership styles.…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Instructional Leadership, Educational Environment, Leadership Styles