Making Curriculum Pop

Great 3 minute radio feature at NPR on a new study:

At corporations, leadership matters. A lot. Think of the impact of the late Steve Jobs at Apple or Facebook's Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg today, to name a couple.

CEOs often play a vital role in bolstering a company's performance, image and culture of success. (Although studies show that obscenely high CEO compensation isn't always the best incentive.)

For America's public schools, studies show leadership also matters — especially at the principal level and, not surprisingly, when it comes to teachers.

But what about public education's de facto CEOs — school district superintendents? They often get lots of media attention, are in charge of big budgets and, in theory, set the educational agenda. Some go on to lead the federal Department of Education, notablyArne Duncan and Rod Paige. Other superintendents are either hailed as saviors or vilified (or both, in the case of the former Washington, D.C., chancellor, Michelle Rhee.)

Listen to the full story @ http://goo.gl/WLE46V and check out the full study @ http://goo.gl/5r064X

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