Among all in-school factors that impact student learning, teachers carry the most weight -- but school leaders are not far behind. Decades of research have proven the positive influence principals can have on student achievement, school climate and teaching quality. New evidence suggests that their impact may be even greater than previously…

The purpose of this study was to identify effective leadership practices, processes, and strategies utilized by elementary school principals in low-achieving schools as well as to discuss and identify leadership practices as they emerged in the literature. Qualitative methods in the form of case studies of three elementary school principals…

Studies and identifies the strengths and weaknesses of site-based management of schools. Surveys 365 Nevada principals to ascertain the extent to which site-based management currently is being employed in their districts. Discusses related literature and summarizes the implications of the survey's results. (HB)

In 1997, the Nevada Legislature enacted the Nevada Education Reform Act to implement standards-based reform in all academic subjects in Nevada's schools. The act required that both teachers and principals be engaged in the process. This report describes a study of secondary principals' and secondary science teachers' perceptions of the impact that…