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School Leadership for Student Achievement

September 14, 2009

The  influence of principal leadership on student achievement works indirectly. What specifically are the mediating factors? Eric Camburn and Douglas Harris are pursuing four related research questions: (a) how schools and principals influence student achievement; (b) the effects of specific leadership practices on school and principal value added; (c) how teacher hiring and retention effect student achievement; and (d) how leadership and mediating factors vary across school contexts. This study uses surveys and statewide data to determine whether certain principals are more likely to hire and retain high value-added teachers.