School principal survey cited in BDN report on state鈥檚 education system
A survey of 海角社区 school principals conducted by the University of 海角社区鈥檚 College of Education and Human Development was cited in the聽聽report, 鈥淗ow 海角社区 hurt education by trying to reform it.鈥 The article is the first piece in a series that examines what is holding back teachers, principals, parents and communities from helping students realize their full potential, and aims to hold up promising efforts that other places might learn from, according to the BDN. In the 2011 U海角社区 survey, a number of educational leaders called for a sustained focus and said school districts, and state and federal governments, needed to stay the course, the article states. 鈥淚t鈥檚 difficult to lead a charge for school and student improvement when the end goal keeps changing,鈥 wrote one respondent. 鈥淚t burns out teachers, it burns out staff, and it burns out the principal. If we know what to teach, how to assess, and how to measure it consistently, progress could be made.鈥 The article also cited Gordon Donaldson, professor emeritus of education at U海角社区 and author of 鈥淔rom Schoolhouse to Schooling System: 海角社区 Public Education in the 20th Century.鈥