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Anthony Rebora

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Reader's Guide / A Time for Principal Empowerment

Instructional Leadership & Coaching

Robyn R. Jackson

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The Most Powerful Tool in a Principal's Arsenal

Jason A. Grissom

Anna J. Egalite

Constance A. Lindsay

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What Great Principals Really Do

Robert Feirsen

Seth Weitzman

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Constructive Conflict

Mark Anthony Gooden

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Why Every Principal Should Write a Racial Autobiography

Opportunity Gaps

Soraya Sablo Sutton

Nate Gong

April 2021 Sutton Gong

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Rethinking the "Superhero" Principal Narrative

Amy Holcombe

Shannon Brown Peeples

Tina Johnson

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Growing Principals into Strategic Talent Leaders

Coby V. Meyers

Bryan A. VanGronigen

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The Best-Laid Plans Can Succeed

Lynda Tredway

Matt Militello

Ken Simon

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Making Classroom Observations Matter

Candice McQueen

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Follow the Instructional Leader

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Sanée Bell

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Empowered Leaders Soar with Feedback

Bryan Goodwin

Kent Davis

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Research Matters / What Kind of Leader Are You?

Douglas Fisher

Nancy Frey

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Show & Tell: A Video Column / Retellings as Formative Assessment

Teaching Strategies

Jill Harrison Berg

Monakatellia Ford Walker

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Leading Together / Power to the People

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Matthew R. Kay

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Confronting Inequity / Getting the Endings Right

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David Griffith

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ASCD Policy Priorities / What to Watch for as Biden's Term Begins

Advocacy, Policy & Funding

Sean Slade

Whole Child Spotlight: "Trickle-Down" Leadership

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Educational Leadership Staff

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Readers React

Professional Development & Well-Being

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ASCD Community in Action

In this portrait, a male high school teacher stands in a hallway in his school on the first day of school and smiles for the camera. He wears a name badge and carries papers.

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Tell Us About

EL Takeaways

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Sarah McKibben

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Turn & Talk / Nation's Top Principal on Developing Our Greatness

Naomi Thiers

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Research Alert / Who Gets Promoted to Principal—and When?

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Tara Laskowski

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Relevant Read / Make Up Your Mind!

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Numbers of Note / Degrees of Influence

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Kate Stoltzfus

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School Tool / A Matter of Principles

If it's true, as Simon Sinek says, that leadership is a way of thinking and a way of acting, what do effective school principals look like in action—and how do they get that way? What training, system supports, and school structures help principals feel empowered, capable of leading schoolwide instruction, and equipped to create thriving learning environments? This issue will look at ways to strengthen school leadership pipelines, build capacity, and support principals at all career stages. We welcome stories about or by successful school leaders describing their development and their professional needs. 

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