School systems are increasingly working to foster more ambitious learning environments
and disrupt institutionalized educational inequities. But such efforts are complicated by a …

In this systematic review, we examine research from 2009 to 2022 to identify and classify the
unintended effects of turnaround in the United States. We develop a conceptual framework …

What does it take to be a good school principal? No two principals work exactly the same
way, but research shows that effective principals focus on a core set of factors critical to …

Despite major changes to teacher evaluation since 2009, scant research examines how
principals enact these policies. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 44 principals in 13 …

Purpose: A recurring frustration in educational research is the tendency for school leaders to
implement reforms in ways that prioritize compliance over more substantive improvements to …

COVID-19 has presented unprecedented challenges to schools, leaving principals to lead
rapid organizational change with limited guidance or support. Drawing on interviews from a …

Most education agencies have implemented new teacher evaluation systems that promise to
improve teacher performance. Post-observation performance feedback is a theoretically …

In July 2011, the State of Michigan adopted a broad set of teacher labor market reforms,
including a high-stakes evaluation system designed in part to remove low-performing …

Ten years ago, many policy makers viewed the reform of teacher evaluation as a highly
promising mechanism to improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement. Recently …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how school leaders use high-stakes
teacher evaluation to improve and, if necessary, remove low-performing teachers in their …