Researchers at Memorial University of Newfoundland have launched an ambitious Pan-Canadian research study in collaboration with the Canadian School Boards Association. The work of Dr. Gerald Galway, Dr. Bruce Sheppard, Dr. Jean Brown (Memorial University) and Dr. John Wiens (University of Manitoba) is aimed at furthering understanding of effective governance practices of school boards/districts across…
The Learning from Leadership Project: Investigating the Links to Improved Student Learning is a joint 2010 research report from the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and the University of Minnesota’s Centre for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, commissioned by the Wallace Foundation. This study provides further evidence of the direct relationship…
Across Canada, school trustees and commissioners (as they are referred to in Québec) play a key role in student success, accountability and achievement for their respective boards and districts. School trustees and commissioners create the conditions for student achievement by setting policy and providing strong leadership, in order to meet the needs of their student…
