Programs

  • Global School Leadership Initiatives

    GLOBAL SCHOOL LEADERS (GSL) IS REDEFINING WHAT POWERFUL SCHOOL LEADERSHIP CAN DO FOR EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:GSL IS BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS AND WORKING DIRECTLY WITH PARTNERS IN LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA, AND ASIA TO SUPPORT SCHOOL LEADER TRAINING PROGRAMS THROUGH CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT. FOR EXAMPLE, IN GHANA, GSL IS RUNNING A PROGRAM CALLED LEADERSHIP FOR LEARNING. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OUTCOMES BY STRENGTHENING EMBEDDED INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL LEADERS IN VARIOUS CONTEXTS ACROSS GHANA. A DIVERSE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING POLICY-MAKERS, TEACHER UNIONS, AND SCHOOL LEADERS, WILL GUIDE THE PROGRAM DESIGN AND HELP TO BRIDGE THE POLICY-PRACTICE GAP. THIS PROJECT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID-2027. IN LATIN AMERICA, GSL CO-CREATED THE LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN HUB (LAC HUB) TO CONNECT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE REGION TO STRENGTHEN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND DRIVE LOCALLY-ROOTED SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING. IN SIERRA LEONE, GSL HAS LAUNCHED A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY. ADDITIONALLY, GSL CONTINUES TO STUDY HOW BEST TO SUPPORT SCHOOL LEADERS THROUGH STUDIES, SURVEYS AND LITERATURE REVIEWS, INCLUDING PUBLISHING THE ANNUAL GSL PULS SURVEY. IN 2024, THE PULS SURVEY FOCUSED ON GSL'S EXPERIENCES WITH TECHNOLOGY ACROSS THE GLOBAL SOUTH, HEARING FROM NEARLY 6,000 SCHOOL LEADERS ACROSS 18 COUNTRIES. GSL CONDUCTS MAJOR RESEARCH STUDIES, INCLUDING TWO IN INDIA (ONE ON GENDER EQUITABLE SCHOOLS AND ONE ON MEASURING THE IMPACT OF COACHING AND TRAINING ON STUDENT OUTCOMES), AND ONE IN INDONESIA FOCUSED ON FOUNDATIONAL NUMERACY. IN 2024, GSL LAUNCHED A SCHOOL LEADER PRIZE BASED OFF OF A STORYTELLING LAB FOR 50 SCHOOL LEADERS TO TELL DAY-TO-DAY STORIES OF THEIR WORK AS A SCHOOL LEADER.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
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    $2.5M