Quality education is an effective equalizer in an unequal world. The link between cyclical poverty and a lack of quality education is well understood, as is the inextricable link between the provision of quality education and sustainable economic growth. As governments, policymakers, civil society, and ordinary citizens work together to make quality education for every child a reality, the intersection with the development of competent school leadership becomes ever clearer. This article examines how the efforts to improve the quality of education must take into consideration the important role that principals and school leaders play.