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How to help principals do a better job? Train their bosses

The Hechinger Report

So a fundamental question is how can principals do everything they were doing before and at the same time just merely have time to observe and meet … with teachers?”. A group of secondary network superintendents debrief after a visit to a classroom at a middle school in Oakland. These new tasks were added. Photo: Jackie Mader.

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Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets

The Hechinger Report

They tended to cite a combination of their own optimism coupled with pressure from state officials, who in turn were pressured to meet the federal educational goals set in No Child Left Behind. She expected much more than ‘You’re going to meet state standards,’” he said.

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In one state, students are ditching classrooms for jobs

The Hechinger Report

Nationwide, about 65 percent of public high schools reported offering opportunities for students to participate in work-based learning during the 2007-08 school year, the last year data on the topic was collected by the National Center for Education Statistics.