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Featured News
The Alliance for Excellent Education and New Leaders for New Schools' Report Briefing and Panel Discussion: The Role of Principals in Driving Student Achievement Gains
June 20, 2008
A special briefing and panel discussion of a recent New Leaders for New Schools report, Key Insights of the Urban Excellence Framework: Defining an Urban Principalship to Drive Dramatic Gains, was held in Washington D.C. The report explores high-poverty, urban public schools making remarkable advancements in student achievement and highlights the promising practices for urban school principals. The event was held in collaboration with the Alliance for Excellent Education, a national policy and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all students graduate from high school prepared for work, college, and life.
Jon Schnur, New Leaders for New Schools CEO and Co-Founder, and the Alliance's Vice President of Federal Advocacy and Policy Development, Bethany Little, were joined by a panel of principals to discuss how the best practices they have applied in their schools can be implemented in all schools, particulary those most in need of intervention and reform.
Key Insights of the Urban Excellence Framework: Defining an Urban Principalship to Drive Dramatic Achievement Gains, June 20, 2008
New Leaders for New Schools Honored as Organization of the Year by NewSchools Venture Fund
May 2008
New Leaders for New Schools received the 2008 NewSchools Venture Fund "Organization of the Year" Award, announced during the annual NewSchools Summit in Washington DC. The summit brings together education leaders committed to the transformation of public education for students in underserved communities. This award recognizes New Leaders for New School's outstanding work and dedication to academic excellence in urban public schools and applauds the exceptional efforts of each member of the New Leaders team.
New Leaders for New Schools "Organization of the Year" Award Announcement 
Defining a Student Achievement-Based Urban Public School Principalship: New Leaders for New Schools to Present Latest Findings
March 10, 2008
Jon Schnur, CEO and Co-Founder of New Leaders for New Schools, joins the Center for American Progress and distinguished guests as moderator for a special briefing and panel discussion of a recently released New Leaders report on urban public schools making dramatic gains in student achievement and the impact on responsibilities and role definition of urban school principals. The report also presents preliminary lessons learned from high achieving schools and suggestions for redefining the urban principalship.
Defining a Student Achievement-Based Urban Public School Principalship: New Leaders for New Schools to Present Latest Findings , March 10, 2008
Announcing the 2008 Cahn Fellow Principals
February 2008
Congratulations to this year's Cahn Fellows! The Cahn Fellows Program for Distinguished New York City Principals at Teachers College, Columbia University recognizes and supports outstanding New York City principals who lead elementary, middle, and high schools across New York City. The selection committee is made up of leaders from New Leaders for New Schools, the Leadership Academy, and Teachers College and Replications, Inc. This year's fellows exemplify strong school leadership and share an unwavering commitment to educational excellence.
2008 Cahn Fellows Program Cohort
Press Releases
New Leaders for New Schools Finds Patterns at Low-Income, Urban Schools that Makes Dramatic Student Achievement Gains: Offers Hypothesis for New Urban Principalship
March 10, 2008
New Leaders for New Schools Announces National City Search and Competition: Winning City to Receive Millions in Major Education Funding for Principal Recruitment, Training, Placement, and Support
March 30, 2005
Education Week, New Leaders Group to Train Principals in Baltimore
March 2, 2005
$10 Million Awarded to Premier Principal Leadership Program, New Leaders for New Schools, to Recruit & Train High School Principals
February 15, 2005
New Leaders for New Schools Announces Partnership with Oakland Unified School District and New Program with the California Charter Schools Association: Together with its Partners, New Leaders Will Recruit, Select and Train Up to 50 Principals for Local Schools
February 14, 2005
Awards & Recognition
"Across the country, the role of the principal is being transformed from bureaucratic manager to instructional leader who can set high standards and recruit great talent. New Leaders for New Schools has been at the cutting edge of this process--a process we need to expand nationally."
-Senator Barack Obama
Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Award 2004-2008
2008 marks the 5th consecutive year that New Leaders for New Schools has been selected as a winner of Fast Company/Monitor Group's Social Capitalist Award.
45 Entrepreneurs Who are Changing the World - 2008
FastCompany's profile on New Leaders for New Schools, 2008.
For the fifth year in a row, New Leaders is awarded the Social Capitalist Award for its dedication to improving educational achievement one child at a time.
Fast Company, December/January 2008
43 Entrepreneurs Who are Changing the World - 2007
Four years and running, New Leaders is honored for its strong performance as an organization of both social impact and organizational effectiveness.
Fast Company, February 2007
US Chamber of Commerce Corporate Citizenship Award 2006
New Leaders for New Schools and The Boeing Company were one of five finalists chosen for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 2006 Partnership Award.
25 Entrepreneurs Who are Changing the World - 2006 | Cover Shot (pdf)
As a member of the "Class of '07," New Leaders received an A+ rating-top recognition as a social capitalist award winning organization for the third year in a row.
Fast Company, September 2006
25 Entrepreneurs Who are Changing the World - 2005 | Cover Shot (pdf)
New Leaders is recognized as a leading organization in social impact, entrepreneurship, aspiration, and innovation.
Fast Company, January 2005
Alliance for Excellent Education, July 2004
New Leaders was selected as one of five organizations that demonstrate "innovative leadership that has successfully improved American high schools."
U.S. Department of Education, June 2004
New Leaders was the only national program selected as one of six case studies for a best practices guide on school leadership. 50,000 copies were disseminated to school districts across the nation.
25 Entrepreneurs Who are Changing the World - 2004
New Leaders for New Schools received the highest ranking of all 25 organizations for this year's awards. Selected as one of the top 20 groups overall, and one of six with the highest mark in the "Social Impact" category. In addition, New Leaders principal Adrian Kirk and his school Monarch Academy were highlighted in the profile of another award recipient, Aspire Public Schools.
Fast Company, January 2004
Senate Floor Statement, Senator Bill Frist, March 2004
Along with support from Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton and Congressman Harold Ford Jr., this statement exemplifies the strong bi-partisan backing of New Leaders for New Schools.
Teaching Commission, January 2004
Selected as the only promising example of its recommendation to recruit, train, and empower school leaders.
"Innovators of the Year" - Progressive Policy Institute, December 2003
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Articles
Articles - 2008
Oakland Students Enthusiastic About Tests
San Francisco Chronicle, Thursday, May 22, 2008
New-Leaders Group Offers Initial Insight Into Effective Practice
Education Week, March 18, 2008
How Many Billionaires Does it Take to Fix a School System?
The New York Times, Sunday, March 9, 2008
Excellence in a New York Hispanic School
El Diario, Friday, February 15, 2008
Helping Students Climb Same Steep Path
NY Daily News, Friday, February 8, 2008
Articles - 2007
3 D.C. Schools' Gains in Test Scores Mean Cash for Teachers and Staff
The Washington Post, December 19, 2007
239 Schools with Low-Income Students Honored for Academic Progress
San Francisco Chronicle, December 12, 2007
Living the ABCs of Running a School: Nonprofit Program Is Helping Prince George's Schools Train New Principals
The Washington Post, December 11, 2007
Policy Focus Turning to Principal Quality
Education Week, December 11, 2007
Focus on Success at MCS
The Commercial Appeal, December 5, 2007
Memphis Schools Nominated for Program Focused on Achievement
The Commercial Appeal, December 4, 2007
Headhunter Places Top Leadership in CPS Schools
Chicago Defender, December 3, 2007
Support Grows for Teacher Bonuses
The Washington Post, September 18, 2007
The Greatest Education Lab
Time Magazine, September 6, 2007
Real-World Lessons
Education Week Annual Leading for Learning Report, September 11, 2007
Getting Serious About Preparation
Education Week Annual Leading for Learning Report, September 11, 2007
Top Principal Credits Training
Chicago Sun Times, April 15, 2007
New Orleans Native Returns as a School Reformer
Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2007
Nonprofit Will Recruit and Train 40 School Principals in 4 Years
The Times-Picayune, February 6, 2007
Articles | 2006
Project to Seek High-Poverty Schools' Best Practices
Education Week, November 28, 2006
School Leaders Program Succeeds
The Baltimore Sun, November 15, 2006
How to Give Away a Million Dollars
Slate Magazine, November 10, 2006
Memphis Schools Announce Incentives
The Commercial Appeal, November 7, 2006
Program for New Principals Gets Rolling
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 13, 2006
Principal Programs 'Unique'
Catalyst Chicago, September 2006
Articles | 2005
Memphis Becomes Principal Attraction - National Summit Bringing in School Leaders to Examine Issues
The Commercial Appeal, May 14, 2005
Editorial: Seeking School Reformers
The Baltimore Sun, February 23, 2005
Initiative Targets School Leaders
The Baltimore Sun, February 22, 2005
Grant Eases Way for Upcoming Principals
USA Today, February 2, 2005
Articles | 2004
A Guy Who Loves Going to the Principal's Office
Time Magazine, December 17, 2004
In-Depth Profile on New Leaders for New Schools
The Commercial Appeal, September 14, 2004
City Lands Program for School Leaders
The Commercial Appeal, February 18, 2004
Articles | 2003
D.C. Program Promises Principals Freedom
Education Week, February 12, 2003
D.C. Schools Tapped for Principal Training Program
The Washington Post, February 5, 2003
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Blogs
Blogs | 2008
Borsuk's Interview with Jon Schnur
Milkwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 1, 2008
Blogs | 2007
Rebuilding New Orleans Schools through Nonprofits
Education Beat, Bukola Awobamise, December 19, 2007
Smart Pay for Teachers
Free Linking and Thinking on Education, Joanne Jacobs, December 21, 2007
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