Performance Assessment for Principal Licensure

For many years, new candidates for principal licensure have typically been assessed on their professional experience, education, and their performance on a written or online leadership exam. Recently, however, some states have begun exploring performance assessments for principal licensure.

Analyzing The Gates Foundation’s ‘Intensive Partnerships’ Initiative

The initiative sought to build new, comprehensive systems of teacher evaluation and connect low-income minority students with quality educators, as part of a wider effort to improve student outcomes. Despite years of effort and considerable resources, however, it ultimately fell short.

Delivering on the ‘Pittsburgh Promise’

Established in 2008 as a partnership between the City of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Public Schools, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, The Pittsburgh Promise has since provided more than $120 million in college scholarships to eligible graduates of Pittsburgh’s public schools. But is it working?