Study Links Student Performance With Principal Effectiveness

The Huffington Post (10/26, Kuczynski-Brown) reports that according to a new study published in Education Next, "the effect of highly effective principals on student achievement is equivalent to 2-7 months of additional learning each school year, while ineffective principals negatively impact student achievement by a comparable amount." The piece explains the value-added data model used by the study's authors, and explains its findings.