Leadership Resources for School Leaders

Adaptive Strategic Planning for Education Leaders"Leading change work is not just a programmatic thing. It is actually learning very different ways of working together and organizing to collaborate towards a shared goal." — Maurice Swinney, Ed.D.

Wade in the Water: Leadership Imperatives for Turbulent Timesby LaShawn Routé Chatmon, Executive Director, National Equity ProjectJune 21, 2023 Recently, I was moved to research the history of the legendary Negro spiritual, “Wade in the Water.” In doing so, I gained a deeper understanding and...

Anyone who works, or lives with kids, will have strong opinions on the ways they’re taught. Jal Mehta presents his unexpected findings after leading a nationwide project researching the best ways children learn.  Using stunning animations from Lisa Arora and Shawn Wagara, Jal reveals that the answers to learning are hidden in plain sight. Jal Mehta is a Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. More info at https://www.gse.harvard.edu/faculty/jal-mehta Jal Mehta is Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 

There's a right way and wrong way to do empathy, says author and scholar Chezare A. Warren. So how do we get it right? He unpacks the source of false empathy and explains the key shift in perspective we need to build healthy relationships and truly support others.

Empowering Resources for Meaningful Influence I’ve spent years researching, collaborating with educators, and designing resources to support school improvement. I’m excited to share these resources for free. The videos, handouts, infographics, and study guides on this page are designed to contribute to the practical efforts of equity-minded educators and leaders. My ultimate goal is to […]

It’s both the opportunity and the quality of the opportunity that matter, two scholars say

Access free equity frameworks from the National Equity Project designed specifically to help educators approach challenges and lead with an equity lens.

Navigate the complex territory of equity challenges & develop the capacity to engage in purposeful leadership action with our Leading for Equity Framework.

How do principals make decisions about how to address student misconduct? Sometimes their hands are tied, write Rachel Perera and Melissa Diliberti.

In this archived webinar, find out how you can apply the concepts of blending and braiding funds in K-12 education to support all students.

CENTER FOR Transformative Systems for Equitable Educational Outcomes The Center for Transformative Systems facilitates a common integrated vision for the Statewide System of Support for the development of coordinated, equitable, educational student outcomes.

Improving reading instruction requires a system-level approach.

The Children’s Partnership’s policy brief, “Uplifting the Power of Culture: Protective Factors for the Health of California’s Children,” highlights how culturally grounded protective factors in early childhood can create equitable pathways to health and success for BIPOC children.

How could school districts construct principal pipelines that produce school leaders who advance equity in education? A team of scholars offers ideas.

California’s school finance system now allocates more money for high-needs students, but has it achieved equity?

Beyond the hero: How narrative can shift power around who leads and who has voiceAn emergent learning initiative at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in partnership with Metropolitan Group and informed by dozens of people working to advance leadership for greater equity Leadership Development...

Using a social justice framework for systems change planning can help leaders work out the root causes of social problems and create concrete strategies to solve them.

The Whole Child Policy Toolkit gives state policymakers and education leaders a set of strategies, tools, and resources to advance whole child policy.

It is well known that many principals report feeling isolated since they are ultimately the person held accountable for high-stakes decisions that have real consequences for students and schools. What