Best of Educational Leadership 2007–2008

Teachers seeking leadership struggle with a culture that promotes both egalitarianism and deference to seniority.

Praising students' effort is more effective than praising inherent intelligence.

Essential strategies for boosting students' foundational knowledge.

Worthy assessments drive students to value being creative, analytical, practical, and wise.

Any subject promotes critical thinking if it is taught in intellectually challenging ways.

How to bring out the imaginative and emotional features of the curriculum.

Modest social and economic reforms can greatly improve student achievement.

Why it's time to change our high schools.