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Learn about the definition, history, approaches, characteristics, and empirical study of instructional leadership, the management of curriculum and instruction by a school principal. Explore the different perspectives and models of instructional leadership, such as exclusive, inclusive, direct, and indirect.
A Supreme Court case in 1988 that ruled that school officials could censor student speech in a school-sponsored newspaper if it was related to a pedagogical concern. The case involved two articles about teen pregnancy and divorce that were removed from The Spectrum, the student newspaper of Hazelwood East High School in Missouri.
Joe Louis Clark was the principal of Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey, who gained fame for his tough disciplinary measures in the 1980s. He was portrayed by Morgan Freeman in the film Lean on Me, and later became a juvenile detention director.
A federal court case that challenged the teaching of intelligent design in public school biology classes as a violation of the Establishment Clause. The court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and declared intelligent design to be not science and religious in nature.
The Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal was an inspiration for Ranked, a musical about academic pressure in school.Kyle Holmes (book) and David Taylor Gomes (music & lyrics) cite the scandal as one of their main inspirations for a storyline that featured adults cheating on behalf of students. [21]
A head teacher is the staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility for the management of the school. The term can also refer to a principal, school administrator, or school director, depending on the context and region.
Educational management is the administration of the education system that involves planning, organising, implementing and evaluating learning experiences. It covers various aspects of education, such as co-curricular activities, curriculum development, preschool, primary and secondary education.
The high school principal seized the banner and suspended Frederick because the banner was perceived to advocate the use of illegal drugs. The Supreme Court held that a principal may, consistent with the First Amendment, restrict student speech at a school event, when that speech is reasonably viewed as promoting illegal drug use.