Principals are a key in-school factor associated with student achievement. When principals leave, it can disrupt school progress, increase teacher turnover, and stall student achievement. The Learning Policy Institute and the National Association of Secondary School Principals are engaged in a joint project to increase awareness of this issue and identify and share evidence-based responses to help mitigate excessive turnover in the principal profession. The project involves research into the causes and consequences of principal turnover and developing policy recommendations to stem that turnover.
- Understanding and Addressing Principal Turnover: A Review of the Research (report)
- Principal Turnover: Insights from Current Principals (brief)
- Supporting a Strong, Stable Principal Workforce: What Matters and What Can Be Done (report & brief)
Funders
We are grateful to the National Association of Secondary School Principals for its funding of this project. Funding for this area of LPI’s work is also provided by the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, the Stuart Foundation, and the Sandler Foundation. Core operating support for the Learning Policy Institute is provided by the Sandler Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Partner
National Association of Secondary School Principals
