Conducted periodically since 2010, the "NACUBO National Profile of Higher Education Chief Business Officers" draws a picture of the "typical" cabinet-level postsecondary chief business officer (CBO) and how the role has changed over time. The National Profile contains information on career paths, current areas of…

This policy brief is one in a series which examines selected topics related to Wisconsin's educator workforce. This brief presents a descriptive profile of Wisconsin's principal and assistant principal labor force over the past 20 years in terms of key attributes such as counts of both types of administrators, selected demographic characteristics…

This report presents selected findings from the 2021-22 Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS). The PFS is a longitudinal component of the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), which is a nationally representative survey of public and private K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The National…

College presidents are receiving heightened public attention and scrutiny, but few data exist that demonstrate which college presidents are most effective at improving student outcomes. This report ranks over 400 current and former college and university presidents on how much they improved access, affordability, and student success during their…

Over 2,400 school leaders in Minnesota were invited to take the second biennial Minnesota Principals Survey (MnPS) in November 2023. The MnPS seeks to elevate the voices of principals, assistant principals, and charter school leaders across the state. The survey was originally developed in 2021 by researchers at the Center for Applied Research and…

The "Teaching, School, and Principal Leadership Practices Survey" (TSP) was developed to give schools robust data about key practices that research has shown are worth paying attention to because of their direct and indirect effects on student learning. Drawing the data together from all participants schools in any given year creates a…

The Educator Workforce Snapshot provides an overview of workforce data for the 640 traditional public schools and public charter schools in Louisiana's Southeast Region from the 2023-2024 school year based on End-of-Year (EOY) data. The purpose of this snapshot is to communicate annual workforce data and trends to stakeholders, and to support…

The Educator Workforce Snapshot provides an overview of workforce data for the 293 traditional public schools and public charter schools in Louisiana's Southwest Region from the 2023-2024 school year based on End-of-Year (EOY) data. The purpose of this snapshot is to communicate annual workforce data and trends to stakeholders, and to support…

The Working lives of teachers and leaders (WLTL) is a longitudinal study intended to run for at least five years, up to 2026. It is intended to provide a representative picture of the experiences of teachers and leaders in state schools in England. The third wave was carried out in Spring 2024. The first wave was carried out in Spring 2022. The…

The 2024-2025 AASA Superintendent Salary & Benefits Study marks the thirteenth consecutive edition of this report. The national survey tracked the demographics, salary, benefits, and other elements of the employment agreements of school superintendents throughout the country. This year's study results are based on 2,077 complete responses. The…

Chief academic officers (CAOs) of independent colleges and universities are the principal leaders of their institutions' academic programs. As such, they oversee the core teaching, research, and academic service functions of their colleges and universities. They also often serve as the seconds-in-command of their institutions after the president;…

The 2020-21 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) is a nationally representative survey of public and private K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. State-level data are also available for public schools, principals, and teachers. NTPS collects data on core topics including teacher and…

An increasing emphasis on principals as key to school improvement has contributed to efforts to elevate principal effectiveness that have taken various forms across the US. The primacy of the state as the focal point of educational reform elevates the value of understanding commonalities and differences among states in characteristics of…

Researchers have linked positive student outcomes, including student achievement, to high-quality school leadership. Due in part to this research, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the North Carolina Principals and Assistant Principals' Association are interested in increasing the number of high-quality principals in North…

The Minnesota Principals Survey (MnPS) sought to elevate the voices of principals, assistant principals, and charter school leaders across the state. Developed by researchers at the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) in collaboration with a diverse group of educators and partners, the comprehensive 70-question survey…