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Principal Tabari Wallace made sure each senior had their own personal parade: 485 sq. miles, 220 students, 14 routes. ‘A bridge to get them to graduation.’

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When I arrived at West Craven High School in Vanceboro, North Carolina on April 27 at 8:30 a.m., the scene...

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Leading a school during COVID-19 means lifting a community

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School. For me, the word conjures mental images often associated with education: classrooms, book bags, a yellow school bus. We...

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Scenes of hope: Walking the hallways with Principal Hopkins

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When I arrived at Lakewood Elementary School, I gave principal James Hopkins a choice. We could film an interview first,...

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We asked North Carolina principals a question that surprised them

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Great school leaders are magnetic — they tend to attract a lot of questions. A common one is this: What...

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When to give, when to take: NC principals get personal

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This is part of The Principal’s Office, a short video series on what it means to be a school principal...

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Our principals, our incubators of hope

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If you don’t know him already, meet Donnell Cannon. I met Mr. Cannon the day before he started his job...

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Here’s what NC principals said about principal pay, teacher-principal relationships, and more

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Recently, Education Week ran a survey about the principal-teacher relationship, and the Pew Research Center ran a survey about the trust Americans have in...

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What’s happened with principals in the last 5 years

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Research indicates that the teacher is the most important factor in a student’s success, and the most important factor in...

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Running towards the risk of doing school differently, leading school turnaround

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When Donnell Cannon stepped in front of the State Board of Education during its November meeting, he was addressing an...

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How a Principal of the Year runs a school

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Tabari Wallace has developed quite a reputation in North Carolina education. In Craven County, where he’s led three different schools...

 

High Point assistant principal reflects on first year in role

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Meredith Boger, assistant principal at Johnson Street Global Studies, a K-8 magnet school in High Point, just completed her first...

 

How NELA prepares principals to lead North Carolina schools

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Principals are second only to the teacher when it comes to impact on student achievement, according to Bonnie Fusarelli, director...