This study explores the issue of food insecurity within community colleges in Texas and highlights administrator's responses toward best and most promising practices and challenges in addressing food insecurity. The research was guided by complex adaptive systems theory and cynefin. Food insecurity among college students, especially community…

This qualitative study sought to analyze the perceptions of global competency among Kentucky educational professionals who have leadership roles within school districts and have an impact on the curriculum taught to students. Global education is not a new concept; however, the necessity of creating globally competent students has increased, given…

To determine the impact that school leaders have on school culture and teacher retention, a sequential explanatory mixed methods approach was used to study schools in a district feeder pattern in in a large, suburban district in Texas with a student population of approximately 25,000. In Phase 1, teachers at one elementary, one middle, and one…

The principalship has one of the worst job turnover rates in the nation and continues to get progressively worse. Fifty percent of principals leave their positions by their third year (Goldring & Taie, 2014; Superville, 2014). This is a serious problem in education because next to teachers, principals have the second biggest influence on…

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) have been identified nationwide and supported by many researchers as an effective way to reform schools. PLCs have proven to reduce the achievement gap and have a positive impact on student achievement and school culture. A school leader must be a strong instructional leader who creates a culture of…

The purpose of this multisite phenomenological case of study of elementary principals was to describe the essence of leadership of novice principals, studying themes of leadership attributes and conditions within the school community and preparation that reinforce the success of the school. While many studies have focused on the leadership…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how alternatively certified teachers who teach upper elementary in urban public schools describe the support needed in the teacher learning process to develop and retain alternatively certified teachers in the western United States. It was not known how alternatively certified…

This qualitative case study looks at school improvement through the on-the-ground experiences of principal supervisors. Beginning with a review of literature on how systems are organized for success, the role of district central offices, and the impact of leadership on improvement, I investigate the work of principal supervisors as they develop…

While it is well understood that teachers are leaving the profession, what is less discussed is the why behind teachers choosing to leave. In 2023, 44% of teachers surveyed said they were likely or very likely to leave their job within the next two years. By 2025, unfilled teaching positions are expected to approach 200,000 (Mielke, 2023). This…

Teacher retention is a serious problem in the U.S. public education system. Unfilled teaching positions and the national teacher shortage negatively impact all students but have the most impact on people of color and/or those who live in low socioeconomic households. One factor in whether teachers will stay in their positions and the education…

The leadership of school building principals who serve as LEA representatives in the context of individualized educational program (IEP) meetings is given the importance of these meetings which directly impact the educational programming for marginalized special education students and further safeguard district compliance with legal mandates. The…

While counselors do gain knowledge on advocacy in their educational program, little is known about how school counselors communicate and advocate in their relationships with principals. The purpose of this study was to seek clarity on how school counselors describe their experience in their relationships with school principals as they communicate…

Principals' instructional leadership has been the focus of research for decades. Research shows that principals' impact on student achievement is second only to teachers (Grissom et al., 2021; Herman et al., 2017). Student literacy achievement concerns that continue trending nationwide, and specifically in North Carolina, indicate the need for…

The purpose of this study is to examine principals' perceptions of the necessary components to ensuring Black males matriculate to college through their college-going culture in high schools, and how principals and school leaders can identify common practices on campus and focus on ways to develop readiness and achievement. The study used a…

Current elementary data from a large suburban district in the eastern part of the United States demonstrate that less than half of students in Grades 3 through 5 are demonstrating sufficient literacy achievement as measured by state assessments. This problem is of great concern since strong literacy achievement is fundamental to student success in…