Principals are good at identifying the most and least effective teachers in their schools, a new study concludes, and should be allowed a bigger say in decisions about teachers’ pay and retention. The ...

Some Houston ISD principals with poor performance reviews may get their pay cut after this school year under Superintendent Mike Miles' controversial principal evaluation system. Compensation ...

Houston Independent School District is gearing up to pay high-performing principals $65,000 more than the lowest-rated school leaders in a plan discussed Thursday night at a Board of Managers meeting.

HOUSTON – Houston Independent School District’s new state-appointed superintendent, Mike Miles, unveiled how he and his team plan to grade principal effectiveness in the upcoming school year. Miles ...

Superintendent Mike Miles explains the training and evaluation course he's charted for HISD principals. Credit: Photo by Margaret Downing The heavy-duty sighs that swept across Houston this week were ...

Houston ISD is moving closer to adopting a new principal evaluation system that would pay campus leaders based on their school’s performance starting next year. HISD’s state-appointed superintendent ...

Principals are second only to teachers in their impact on student achievement, according to a report that compiles recent research on principal effectiveness. Released last week, the report was ...

The departure and replacement of school principals represents one of the most significant organizational changes within educational institutions, creating ripple effects that permeate every aspect of ...