Most educators identify middle school as the ideal starting point for career and college preparation, yet instruction still clusters in the final two years of high school.
Improving attendance is one of the highest-return investments available to policymakers: An analysis suggests that raising high school graduation rates by just three percentage points could generate billions of dollars.
President Sarah Wisdom says her experience overseeing K12 budgets, staffing and student outcomes offers a rare but timely perspective for a small college.
Principals are now expected to be instructional leaders, operational managers, crisis responders, community liaisons, data analysts, and human capital specialists.
