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Decisions, Decisions! A Week in the Life of a Principal Each day, principals make dozens of decisions -- small decisions and big decisions, decisions that may have minor consequences or major consequences for their staff and students, decisions that affect one person or an entire community. For one week last month, seven of the Education World Principal Files Principals tracked the decisions they made each day. Education World compiled those decisions to paint a picture of "a week in the life of a principal."--04/03/2000 Top Ten Picks for Great Teacher Flicks Good teacher movies draw future teachers into the profession and reinvigorate seasoned veterans. Often based on real-life events, the films show teachers reaching deep inside themselves in order to touch the lives and hearts of their students. This week, Education World reports on an e-survey of teachers around the country to find the ten teacher movies that resonate most strongly with todays educators. Included: A message board link so you can weigh in with your favorite teacher movie!--04/03/2000 Thirteen Strategies to Improve Reading Performance How have some Chicago schools improved student reading performance? Leadership is essential --- leadership and 13 practical strategies to nurture concrete, measurable gains in reading! This week, Education World tells what principals and teachers do in some of Chicago's most successful schools and how they do it! Included: How to get a copy of the "Leave No Child Behind" study that documents the 13 keys to success!--02/21/2000 Governing America's Schools: Changing the Rules The growing demand for organizational reform (evidenced by an increasing demand for charter schools, magnet schools, and school choice), the increase in home schooling, and the recent incidences of school takeovers by state and local governments indicate that many schools would benefit from changes in governance. A recently released report examines how school governance affects student learning. What does the report reveal about the governance of your school? Included: Two organizational models for effectively educating young people that spell out specific responsibilities for the state, school district, and individual schools.--12/13/1999 From the Principal Files: Advice for First-Year Teachers --- From the Principals Who Hired Them! Most principals were teachers too. (Once upon a time they were even first-year teachers!) Since becoming principals, they've had the opportunity to observe many first-year teachers -- and to see many of those teachers make many of the same mistakes!--08/16/1999 Good Principals: What Traits Do They Share? Do you want to be a better principal? Maybe you're thinking about becoming a principal and wondering if you have what it takes. This week, Education World's Principal Files principals tell about the "principal qualities" that are most important to being a successful school leader. Included: Links to other resources that provide further insight.--05/03/1999 From the Principal Files: If You Had a Choice, Would You Still Be a Principal? What draws some educators to become school principals? What keeps them on the job? That's the question Education World asked our Principal Files principals this month. Perhaps some of what they have to say will inspire you as you go about your daily routine.--03/01/1999 Tenure or a Higher Salary -- Which Would You Take? Principals in New York City were recently offered $25,000 pay raises --- in exchange for concessions, including giving up tenure. Given such a choice, what would you do? Education World's "Principal Files" principals add their thoughts to the debate.--02/08/1999 Dear Santa Claus... Education World recently asked principals, "If you could ask for and receive one gift for your school, what would that gift be?" Take a look at what they said!--12/14/1998 What Do Principals Do? Students at Orangewood Elementary School (Phoenix, Arizona) share their unique perspectives on what their principal -- Dr. Peggy George -- does!--11/23/1998 The Principles of Principal Assessment Many states are testing new principals and eliminating established principals' tenure. Will these measures improve our schools? And after the dust settles, and all evaluation is complete, will there be enough qualified principals left to staff our schools?--09/07/1998 From The Principal Files: Principals Search for Words to Rally the Troops! Want to get the year off to a good start? Looking for the words to motivate your staff? Here are the messages a few of your colleagues plan to pass along to "the troops" at the start of the new school year!--08/17/1998 Laugh and the World Laughs with You It's the end of the school year -- a stressful time for everybody. Time for a break! Check out some education humor on the Web. Share a story or two with your teachers to lighten their load.--06/15/1998 Help Wanted: Qualified Principals School systems are finding fewer and fewer qualified applicants when they need to hire school principals, according to a new study by the NAESP and NASSP. --05/25/1998 Calling All Principals! Looking for a few good principals... --02/23/1998 Follow the Leader: School Principals in Training "Leadership stories" is an approach used in the educational administration program at Colorado State University. Current school administrators serve as mentors, offering their experiences -- their "leadership stories" -- to the next generation of school principals. --02/09/1998 Visionary Leadership When some future historian tallies up buzzwords of the 1990s, "vision" will be high on the list. A recent ERIC Digest looks at a make-or-break talent that many leaders possess. --01/26/1998 Calling All Principals! Now that I have your attention.... --09/22/1997 AASA Launches Internet Discussion Group for Superintendents The American Association of School Administrators (AASA) has introduced a new e-mail listserve called the SUPER-LIST for school leaders with district-wide responsibilities. --09/08/1997