Outlines survey findings on Americans' views on college sports, including commercialization, professionalization, coaches' salaries, athletes' welfare, effects on other departments, and links between athletics success, expenses, and alumni donations.

Offers models for improving teachers' skills, including through apprenticeships and in-school mentoring; for creating an environment for great teaching through better leadership and whole-school reform; and guidance for donors on the policy environment.

Offers models for improving teachers' skills, including through apprenticeships and in-school mentoring; for creating an environment for great teaching through better leadership and whole-school reform; and guidance for donors on the policy environment.

Describes the design and outcomes of Atlanta's Superintendent's Academy for Building Leaders in Education, a Wallace-funded program that encourages reflection, collaboration, problem-solving, and communication to improve teaching and student achievement.

Offers models for improving teachers' skills, including through apprenticeships and in-school mentoring; for creating an environment for great teaching through better leadership and whole-school reform; and guidance for donors on the policy environment.

Describes the design and outcomes of Atlanta's Superintendent's Academy for Building Leaders in Education, a Wallace-funded program that encourages reflection, collaboration, problem-solving, and communication to improve teaching and student achievement.

Describes how the state is transforming assessment test data into a more useful, timely tool to help school leaders set policy and shape instruction and how the resulting data-rich environment is changing the culture of accountability in school districts.

Describes the design and outcomes of Atlanta's Superintendent's Academy for Building Leaders in Education, a Wallace-funded program that encourages reflection, collaboration, problem-solving, and communication to improve teaching and student achievement.